A Belgium motorist was left stunned after authorities sent
him a speeding ticket for travelling in his Mini at three
times the speed of sound.
The ticket claimed the man had been caught driving at 3380
km/h - or Mach 3 - in a Brussels suburb. Police later
admitted that a faulty radar had been responsible for this
incredible feat and promised to fix it.
The incident only came to light when Belgian prosecutors
followed up on the unpaid fine. "We called the local police
to find out what height he had been flying at" a member of
the prosecutor's office joked.
Police also admitted that they thought it unlikely the car
actually travelled at that speed.
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