Within 24 Hours, 18 Drivers Arrested for Reckless Driving

The “Safe City” surveillance system does not let any traffic violation go undetected. Its cameras identified a Serbian citizen who, on two separate occasions, traveled at more than 160 km/h on sections of road where the maximum speed limit was 80 km/h.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs announced that 34-year-old D.P. was arrested at the Tabanoc Border Crossing while leaving the country. An inspection of his Škoda vehicle established that he had twice driven at more than double the permitted speed. Police will file the appropriate criminal charges in connection with the case.

“On 22.07.2026, at 13:42, on the A1 motorway near Demir Kapija, D.P. was driving at 163 kilometers per hour, while on 20.08.2026, at 19:40, he was again recorded on the same section of road traveling at 169 kilometers per hour. In both cases, the permitted speed limit was 80 kilometers per hour,” police specified.

Over the past 24 hours, law enforcement officers have detained 18 drivers for dangerous behavior in traffic. Of these, 9 were intoxicated, 7 did not have a driver’s license, and 2 others had been banned from driving by a court ruling.

The nine drivers caught under the influence of alcohol are from Štip, Prilep, Demir Hisar, Bitola, Kumanovo and Negotino. The other seven who did not have a driver’s license are from Kumanovo, Skopje, Bitola, Gostivar and Čaška; two of them were minors. Officers also detained two people from Skopje and Kumanovo who were driving despite having had their licenses suspended.

Once the cases have been fully documented, police said the appropriate criminal charges will be filed.