How fast were the stopped drivers going?

The first driver was going 218 km/h, and the second 217 km/h, on a section where the limit is 130 km/h.

What penalty was imposed on the drivers?

Both were issued a mandatory misdemeanor citation and given a one-month driving ban for B-category motor vehicles.

Where and when were the drivers stopped?

Both stops occurred on August 18, 2026, on the A1 motorway between the Gospić interchange and the Jadova rest area, the first at 9:02 PM southbound and the second at 11:13 PM northbound.

Who were the drivers?

The first was a 38-year-old Croatian citizen with a car bearing Koprivnica plates, and the second was a 42-year-old Austrian citizen with a car bearing Austrian plates.

Croatia

Police on A1 near Gospić Stop Two Drivers Exceeding 200 km/h

B.J. · Prije 12h | 2 min

Police stopped them just two hours apart, and both received a one-month driving ban

Summary

On August 18, 2026, police on the A1 near Gospić stopped two drivers traveling over 215 km/h.
A 38-year-old Croatian drove at 218 km/h, and a 42-year-old Austrian at 217 km/h on a section with a 130 km/h limit.
Both received a one-month driving ban for B-category vehicles and a mandatory misdemeanor citation.

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Police officers from the Perušić Traffic Police Station on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, stopped two drivers on the A1 motorway near Gospić for driving significantly over the speed limit. The first was driving at 218 kilometers per hour, and the second at 217 kilometers per hour, on a section where the limit is 130 kilometers per hour.

First stop at 9:02 PM

At 9:02 PM, on the section between the Gospić interchange and the Jadova rest area in the southbound direction, police stopped a 38-year-old Croatian citizen. He was driving a passenger car with Koprivnica license plates, and the speed measuring device recorded him at 218 kilometers per hour.

Second driver stopped at 11:13 PM

Just over two hours later, at 11:13 PM, police stopped a 42-year-old Austrian citizen on the same motorway, but in the northbound direction, between the Jadova rest area and the Gospić interchange. He was driving a passenger car with Austrian license plates, and his recorded speed was 217 kilometers per hour.

One-month driving ban

Both drivers were issued a mandatory misdemeanor citation and given a protective measure banning them from driving a B-category motor vehicle for one month, as reported by Novi list.

Police once again warned of the dangers of speeding, stating: "Excessive and inappropriate speed remains one of the main causes of casualties in traffic accidents, so adjust your speed to the current road conditions, while respecting legal regulations and considering the safety of all road users."