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Driver gets 15 citations in 11 minutes

ST. GALLEN, Switzerland, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Swiss police said an Italian man set a record for traffic violations in their country by racking up 15 moving violations in the space of 11 minutes.

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Police in St. Gallen said the 47-year-old's spree of road violations began when he drove past police while speeding 100 mph in a 60 mph zone during the weekend, the Daily Mail reported.

Officers said the ensuing offenses include driving too close to other cars, driving too close to the curb, weaving across the white dividing line, failing to stop for police sirens, barreling through red lights, speeding through a construction zone and driving on a hard shoulder of a roadway.

The driver was finally stopped at a roadblock and issued additional violations including driving under the influence of drugs, failing to drive with due care and attention and using a mobile telephone at the wheel.

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"This character will be getting his driving license back around the time Haley's Comet makes its next appearance," a St. Gallen police spokesman said.


Robbery suspect arrested with bra on face

DAYTON, Ohio, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Police in Ohio said a man suspected of armed robbery with three others wore a black bra to disguise his face during the crime.

Dayton Police said an officer heard a gunshot while patrolling late Sunday and followed the sound to a man who said a group of men robbed him of $10 at gunpoint, WHIO-TV, Dayton, reported.

Investigators tracked down the getaway car used in the crime and four men fled the vehicle on foot. Officers said they apprehended Ryan Neal,19, Keanthony Strickland,19, and Gabriel Williams,18. The fourth suspect evaded capture.

Police said all four were wearing black masks and officers discovered a mask worn by one of the arrested suspects, who were held in connection with the robbery, was a bra wrapped around his head.


Police: Man stabbed son over toilet clog

VERSHIRE, Vt., Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Vermont State Police said they arrested a man who allegedly stabbed his 19-year-old son during an argument about a clogged toilet.

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Investigators said Nazeih Hammouri, 53, of Vershire, Vt., had been drinking before he allegedly stabbed his son in the stomach with a corkscrew during the argument at his home, WPTZ-TV, Plattsburgh, N.Y., reported.

Hammouri was charged with first-degree assault and was ordered held on $15,000 bond. The condition of his son was not released by police Monday.


Man escapes injury under train

JERSEY CITY, N.J., Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Authorities said a New York man who fell onto train tracks at a New Jersey transit station escaped injury when a train rolled over him.

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey officials said the 32-year-old man, who appeared to be intoxicated, fell onto the tracks at about 9 p.m. Wednesday at the Pavonia PATH Station in Jersey City and rolled to the center of the tracks, The Jersey Journal, Jersey City, reported.

Steve Coleman, a Port Authority spokesman, said a train pulled into the station and three-quarters of the vehicle went over the spot where the man had last been seen.

Coleman said the man climbed out from under the train without a scratch when Port Authority police and Jersey City's Emergency Service Unit arrived at the station.

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The spokesman said the man was checked out at Jersey City Medical Center and released.

"He is very lucky to be alive," Coleman said.

Police said the man was not charged with any offenses.

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