GENEVA (AP) — Good cop? Bad cop! Switzerland's high court has upheld the conviction of a police officer who was fined for speeding — at nearly twice the limit — while chasing thieves who had blown up a bank teller machine in Geneva three years ago.
The Federal Tribunal confirmed a lower court's ruling that the officer drove too dangerously by zooming through a residential neighborhood of bicycle lanes and crosswalks at 92 kilometers per hour (57 mph) in a 50-kph zone with his blue lights flashing, but without the siren on.
According to the verdict issued Jan. 17, the officer, who was not identified, argued that he would have been able to stop given the good visibility and little traffic during the pre-dawn chase. He insisted that turning the siren on could have tipped off the criminals.
