Causing antisocial problems after life-threatening escape attempt against the direction of travel (Antwerp)
During a traffic control, the Antwerp police picked up a car that always gave loud gas in a traffic jam on the Jordaenskaai in Antwerp. When the police tried to speak to him, he fled. During his escape attempt, he drove at high speed against the direction of travel through the red light.
During a traffic control by the traffic support team for the West region, the district team and several aspiring police officers, a driver who found it necessary to accelerate loudly in a traffic jam on the Jordaenskaai. “His car caused huge loud bangs that startled the many pedestrians present,” said Willem Migom, said of the Antwerp police.
When a police patrol wanted to pull the car over for a check, the driver accelerated and fled. “At high speed, the car drove against the direction, over displacement planes and turning lanes and even ran a red light. Fortunately, a patrol passing a little further was able to divert existing traffic and remove the vehicle from traffic before any accidents happened.”
The Dutch driver was not under the influence. He said he caused loud bangs to attract attention. He certainly had succeeded. The result of his antisocial behavior and his life-threatening flight was that his driver’s license was revoked and his car towed,” said Migom. The man and his equipment make their way on foot.