Dutch man arrested for racing on German motorway at 235km/h

A Dutch man has been arrested for driving his Porsche 911 at speeds of up to 235 km/h on a German motorway while allegedly under the influence of cannabis.

The section of the A3 near Koblenz where he was stopped has no speed limit, but the 23-year-old man was pulled over for “extremely dangerous” driving after he weaved in and out of traffic and tailgated a police car.

A drug test revealed traces of THC, the active ingredient in cannabis, in his system. The man told police he ran a coffeeshop in Eindhoven with his father and regularly took the drug “for professional reasons”.

Police said traffic was relatively heavy for the time of day when the man was stopped just after midday on Monday. “It was only through good fortune that there were no traffic accidents,” they said.

The man has been charged with racing on the highway and dangerous driving. Police confiscated his driving licence and ordered him to pay €10,000 in bail before being released.

He was collected from the police station in Montabaur, 25km west of Koblenz, by his father.

In a separate incident across the border, a man from Rotterdam was arrested after reaching speeds of 246 km/h on the A15 while under the influence of drink and drugs.

The 40-year-old was stopped after passing a speed check near Papendrecht on Tuesday night on a section of motorway where the limit is 100 km/h.

His car was impounded and his licence seized by police after he was charged with dangerous driving and driving under the influence.