The multimillionaire was driving too quickly, he received a fine of 90,000 Swiss francs for a speeding of 27 km/h

A wealthy French, installed in Switzerland for twenty years, has just been sentenced by the public prosecutor to an incredible fine, more than 95,000 euros, after a speeding last summer in Lausanne. On the other side of the border, there is no gift to the bad drivers.

Flashed in town, he did not escape the radars of the Swiss press either. It is 24 hours which reports the misadventure of this French multimillionaire installed in Lausanne. He has just been sentenced to a sentence of 40 days amendes to 2000 Swiss francs during the day. Or an amount of 80,000 Swiss francs, nearly 85,000 euros in total!

And even if he will benefit from a stay of 3 years, he will still have to pay a fine of 10 000 francs as an immediate sanction, 10 About 600 euros.

The facts date back just a year, in August 2024. At the wheel of his car, the man who has lived for twenty years on the other side of the border, was flashed at 77 km/h (speed chosen after correction) in a street limited to 50 km/h, in the Vaudoise capital.

An exceeding of almost 30 km/h severely punished with our neighbors, who do not joke when it comes to road safety. As soon as speeding exceeds 25 km/h in town, 30 Km/h outside the town, or 35 km/h on the highway, the offense is considered serious. The driver taken at fault risks three months of license withdrawal and is the subject of a “denunciation”. He goes into judgment and can receive a pecuniary sentence.

This pecuniary penalty is at least three days old and may not exceed 180 days. As a rule, the day-to-day is at least 30 francs and at most 3000 francs. But, according to article 34 of the Swiss Criminal Code, it is the judge who “Fixed the amount of day-a-day according to the author’s personal and economic situation at the time of judgment, in particular taking into account his income and his fortune, his lifestyle, his assistance obligations, in particular family, and the vital minimum. ”

When a stay is pronounced, the judge can also impose a fine, in addition to the sentence suspended. Its maximum amount is 10 000 francs.

The poorest can therefore sometimes get away with it. For the wealthiest, however, the sums can quickly fly away. Especially when the hurried motorist is among the richest personalities in the countryaccording to the list established by Bilan magazine, with a fortune estimated at several hundred million francs!

Eight years ago, recalls 24 hours, the man had already been sentenced for the same offense. He had then collected a pecuniary sentence of 60,000 francs, accompanied by a two -year stay, and again, a fine of 10 000 francs, specifies the daily of Lausanne.

For the record, in France, the maximum amount of a fine is 1500 euros, for a large speed of more than 50 km/h, and can reach 3750 euros in the event of recurrence in the three years.

But, in Switzerland, exceeding the authorized limit of more than 40 km/h is already a “driver’s offense”, a crime defined by law. And the addition will be even more salty. The “drivers” are punishable by a very high pecuniary sentence, but above all risk one to four years in prison. Their driving license can be removed for at least two years and they will only be able to recover it after having passed a psychological examination. Their car can be confiscated, sold or sent to the scrap. What brake all excesses!