Driver of Rolls‑Royce caught at 194 km/h on Gostivar–Tetovo highway

A driver of a Rolls‑Royce was intercepted by a mobile unit of the Ministry of Internal Affairs after the vehicle was recorded at 194 km/h on the Gostivar–Tetovo highway, police said.

Vehicle tracked and stopped by an interceptor unit

“Today (23.10.2026) at 12:05, on the Gostivar–Tetovo highway, police officers from the Mobile Unit for Road Traffic Safety within the Sector for Traffic Affairs, using a special police vehicle — an interceptor, registered a passenger motor vehicle ‘Rolls‑Royce’ with Tetovo license plates, which was moving at a speed of 194 kilometres per hour, on a section where the maximum permitted speed is 80 kilometres per hour,” the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported on Facebook.

The driver, identified by initials B.M. (44) from Gostivar, was taken into custody on suspicion of the criminal offence of "reckless driving of a motor vehicle", as set out in Article 297‑a of the Criminal Code.

Police said they have taken the appropriate measures and actions at the scene. A criminal procedure will be initiated against the suspect in accordance with the law.

The interception was carried out on the motorway stretch between the two towns; authorities did not release further details about the circumstances that led to the high speed or any possible injuries. The Ministry's announcement concluded that the case is being handled by competent bodies.

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