Road traffic officers, while on duty in the Pieńsk municipality, attempted to stop the driver of a BMW for a roadside check. – However, despite being given visual and audible signals to stop, he accelerated and continued driving – reports Superintendent Agnieszka Goguł, press officer for the Commander of the District Police Headquarters in Zgorzelec. – He was detained after a short pursuit.
A check of police databases revealed that the 37-year-old resident of Zgorzelec County, who was known to the officers, had reasons to flee. He was subject to two active bans on driving vehicles of all categories and had 3.5 years in prison to serve.
He will now await a sentence for the crimes he committed in prison. The spokeswoman said: – We remind you that failure to stop for a roadside check is punishable by up to 5 years in prison.
She added:
Under Article 244 of the Criminal Code, a person who fails to comply with a court-imposed ban on driving vehicles is subject to imprisonment for between 3 months and 5 years. In addition, the court is required to impose a ban on driving all motor vehicles for up to 15 years.