Driver caught at 189 km/h said he was testing the car

Police clocked a driver travelling at 189 km/h on a road with an 80 km/h limit, mbl.is reports. The driver said he was test-driving the car.

Officers responsible for Hafnarfjörður and Garðabær arrested the driver for speeding. In the police car, he quickly became unpredictable and highly agitated, and did not follow instructions. He resisted when officers tried to handcuff him and continued struggling until he was restrained.

At the police station, a saliva test came back positive for drugs. The driver was held in a cell while the case was investigated. He faces a provisional suspension of his driving licence and fines for several offences, according to the capital-area police log covering the period from 5pm on Wednesday to 5am on Thursday.

Other incidents

During routine traffic checks on Hverfisgata, police saw a man attack a driver in a car and damage the vehicle. He was arrested at the scene and held in a cell while the case was investigated. Police said he was severely intoxicated by alcohol and drug use.

Police on Hverfisgata were also called about a man in a garden who appeared to be in a highly unusual state and was knocking on a house door. He had gone to the wrong house, intending to visit the one next door; the houses looked alike. Officers at the same station also received a report of a drunk man lying on a bench. He was held in a cell because officers could not communicate meaningfully with him.

Police found a very drunk but cooperative man standing in a road in Reykjavík and drove him home. Officers also received a report of someone directing a green laser through the windows of an apartment building in Kópavogur, but found no one shining a laser near the building.