SS-23035/2007-KBH
ECLI:DK:KBH:2025:SS0000000282
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Court dismisses traffic violation charge for failure to stop at red light due to driver's intoxication.
Denmark (DK)
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe court dismissed the prosecution's charge against the defendant for failing to stop at a red light. The prosecution argued the defendant violated traffic laws by not halting at the signal, while the defense claimed intoxication as a mitigating factor. The court ruled that the defendant's state of intoxication did not exempt them from the statutory duty to stop, resulting in the dismissal of the charge.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedFærdselslovens § 117 a, stk. 1; § 117 a, stk. 2, nr. 2: Intoxication does not negate the legal obligation to stop at a red light, and thus the violation stands despite the defendant's impaired state.
Keywords
AI generated
traffic violation
red light failure
driver intoxication
criminal liability
duty to stop
Cited Legislation
AI generatedFærdselslovens § 117 a, stk. 1
Tiltale for overtrædelse af færdselslovens § 117 a, stk. 1, jf.
Færdselslovens § 117 a, stk. 2, nr. 2
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Full text
Tiltale for overtrædelse af færdselslovens § 117 a, stk. 1, jf. stk. 2, nr. 2.