http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=817&ncid=716&e=8&u=/ap/20040210/ap_on_fe_st/finland_speeding_fineFinnish Police Give Record Speeding Fine
HELSINKI, Finland - Police gave a record $216,900 speeding ticket to a millionaire under a system in which traffic fines are linked to an offender's income.
The Iltalehti tabloid reported that millionaire Jussi Salonoja zoomed through the city center last weekend in a 25 mph zone and police handed him a ticket of $216,900. It didn't say what his speed was.
The fine was based on information they got directly for the inland revenue office, the Tuesday report said.
Salonoja, 27, could not be reached for comment, and police declined to discuss the alleged speeding incident until it reaches the Helsinki Regional Court at a later date.
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