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Driver Going the Wrong Way on Kuzey Marmara Motorway Fined 90,000 Lira

A driver travelling the wrong way on the Kuzey Marmara Motorway in Istanbul's Başakşehir broke a car's side mirror. The driver was fined 90,000 lira and the license was confiscated.

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Traffic camera footage from the Northern Marmara Highway; the vehicle inside the red circle is highlighted. Photo: Bora Haber

A driver travelling the wrong way on the Kuzey Marmara Motorway in Istanbul's Başakşehir broke the side mirror of another vehicle and endangered traffic. The incident took place on October 22. The driver was given a traffic fine of 90,000 lira.

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Identified through camera footage

In a review of camera footage by teams from the Başakşehir Traffic Inspection Bureau, the license plate and the driver of the vehicle going the wrong way were identified. The driver was reported to be E.D.

The driver was fined 90,000 lira for "driving a vehicle in the wrong direction on divided roads." The vehicle was banned from traffic for 60 days, and the driver's license was confiscated for 60 days.

Başakşehir police teams also launched legal proceedings against the driver. The driver was taken into custody.

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