The police are outraged that dozens of motorists took photos from behind the wheel on Wednesday of the accident that took place that morning on the A17 near Roosendaal. A grab fell from a crane there.
“Would you be willing to pay one hundred euros for this photo? Or perhaps more than four hundred euros?”, the Roosendaal police ask on Instagram. “No, right?”
‘Risk of a collision is greater’
However, about twenty people will receive a bill of 430 euros plus nine euros in administration costs for the photo they took of the grabber that ended up on the highway.
The police insist on how unwise it is to take a photo from behind the wheel of your car. “Because your gaze as a driver is not focused on the road, the chance of a collision is greater. Next time you want a good photo of an accident on the highway? Then wait an hour and look at Omroep Brabant or BN De Stem, for example. That is much safer and will save you hundreds of euros.”