Mauri Peltokangas Fined 60 Days for Gross Endangerment of Traffic Safety
Finns Party MP Mauri Peltokangas has been fined 60 days' fines totaling 5,400 euros for gross endangerment of traffic safety after speeding to 135 km/h in an 80 km/h zone in Ylöjärvi.
Mauri Peltokangas, Finns Party MP, is fined 60 days' fines totaling 5,400 euros for gross endangerment of traffic safety after speeding to 135 km/h in an 80 km/h zone in Ylöjärvi last August, YLE writes.
The Pirkanmaa District Court handed down the penalty in August in a written procedure with Peltokangas's consent, according to YLE. The prosecutor argued the conduct could seriously threaten life or health. Peltokangas admitted the act during the pre-trial investigation and in his response to the court, and the matter was processed in a written procedure with his consent.
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