On Wednesday, during the “24-hour speed control marathon,” police recorded 1,792 speeding violations, with several drivers also receiving driving bans, according to the State Police of Latvia.
Police officers identified 408 speeding violations that resulted in administrative proceedings, while speed cameras detected 1,384 violations.
Compared to 2025, the number of detected speeding violations this year was slightly higher. Last year, police recorded 393 speeding drivers during the same campaign, while technical devices identified 1,107 violations.
This year, the highest number of speeding violations was recorded in the Riga region, with 110 cases. A similarly high number was registered in the Kurzeme region, where police detected 109 violations.
The campaign also uncovered particularly severe cases where drivers were banned from driving
due to excessive speeding.
The fastest driver was recorded in Ventspils Municipality, where a BMW driver was traveling at 156 km/h in a 90 km/h zone, exceeding the speed limit by more than 60 km/h.
For such an offense, the driver faces a fine ranging from 720 euros to 960 euros and a driving ban of nine months.
Another driver, a motorcyclist in Riga, was caught traveling at 109 km/h on Krasta Street in an area where the speed limit is 50 km/h. As a result, the rider was banned from driving for 12 months.
For this type of violation, the penalty ranges from 700 euros to 880 euros, along with a one-year driving ban.
The campaign, organized by the Roadpol network, aims to draw attention to the dangers and consequences of speeding.
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