A driver in a Cookie Monster costume causes a stir in traffic. The Dortmund police reacted with a drastic message to him.
Dortmund – The most bizarre events on the streets often attract attention on social networks. From traffic tickets to… Speed camera photos, there are hardly any limits to your imagination. But a driver who dressed up in a Cookie Monster costume now appears to have overdone it.
Police find Cookie Monster costume behind the wheel no laughing matter
The police in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, reported about this unusual road user. “Yes, of course, it’s really funny to put a Cookie Monster mask over your head, drive along the A45 and get flashed,” the police began their contribution X (formerly Twitter). But it quickly became clear that this was not a harmless joke, but an extremely risky act.
The Dortmund police emphasized: “Irony mode off: It’s not funny to overlook another road user with a limited field of vision at 91 km/h.” Unforeseeable things could have happened that the driver could no longer control, according to the police. “It’s not funny to cause a traffic accident like that. “It’s not funny to seriously injure or kill someone,” was emphatically stated.
Cookie Monster Driver Gets Light Penalty for Endangerment
Despite the risky behavior, the Cookie Monster driver did not have an accident. “Even if the accident didn’t happen: the photo with the Cookie Monster mask is real. We took the picture on September 20, 2024 at 9:08 p.m. during a speed check on the A45 between the Dortmund-Süd motorway junction and the Westhofener Kreuz.” The driver was only traveling 11 km/h too fast, which resulted in a fine of 40 brought in euros. Must in Austria Drivers can expect higher penalties in the future.
But that’s not enough for the police: “It would be of much greater value if the driver thought about their own respect for life on the road.” The police would prefer to seek a direct confrontation: a personal conversation with someone clear message. “We would have a face-to-face, unfiltered conversation about what it feels like to deliver death news to loved ones.” (approx)
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