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Drunk driver not banned in Holland

Thursday 31 January 2008

A driver from Enschede who killed a 16-year-old girl while driving under the influence of alcohol in Germany cannot be banned from driving in the Netherlands, the Dutch public prosecution department said on Thursday.

A spokesman confirmed this is the case even though the German authorities have confiscated the man's licence. The man will only be fined for not having his licence with him if caught driving in Holland, said ANP news service.

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Ohhh..I see! Cats and people in other countries are fair game.

By Alice | January 31, 2008 3:38 PM

A drunk driver who kils or ingeres some
one should be band from driving for at least for 10 years no mather where it happened.

By Frank van Veghel | January 31, 2008 9:37 PM

What's English for ver-van-mijn-bed-show? How terrible.

By Natasha Cloutier | February 1, 2008 10:35 AM

this is a mistake of the german authorities, not the dutch. under EU law germany could (and should) apply to the dutch authorities to have the licence removed in Holland

By jonathan | February 3, 2008 1:02 PM

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