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OSLO DISTRICT COURT (VG) Petter Northug made an unreserved confession Monday. He explained that he filmed an overtaking while commenting in a “commentator’s voice.”
At 1:45 p.m., Petter Northug (34) was convicted after the charge, which deals with wild driving at high speeds and drug-related crimes. The Oslo District Court sets the sentence at seven months of unconditional imprisonment and loss of driving license forever. Northug accepts the verdict.
Northug himself is not present in court 250 of the Oslo District Court, but is represented by his defender Halvard Helle. The defendant argued that five months in prison would be a more appropriate level of punishment and that it would be beneficial for Northug to be able to serve his sentence with an anklet.
– There is no doubt that you put yourself and other road users in significant and unnecessary danger of being injured or killed, says Judge Ole Kristen Øverberg.
He points out that it is aggravating that Northug recorded wild driving videos and showed them to his friends.
– Strong measures must be taken. It is aggravating that the defendant has been previously convicted of various traffic law violations and deprived of his driver’s license forever. Just one year after getting his driver’s license back, this happened. This indicates that he did not learn from the first verdict, read Øverberg from the verdict.
HIGH SPEEDS: Northug explained that he drove at high speeds, filmed and commented with a “commentator voice.” This image shows driving on one of the occasions. Photo: Police
Ski king word button
Northug began by explaining himself about negligent driving on the E6 in Spain, and also confessed all the circumstances of which he is accused.
– That day I drove in the direction of Tønsberg, then I filmed and drove too fast, says a Northug word button.
– The accusation establishes that he should have maintained a speed of 203 km / h in zone 110, it is true, asks the judge.
– That’s right.
– How did you shoot this?
– Practically speaking, I had one hand on the wheel and I filmed with the other.
– Are you aware that it is not allowed to use the phone while driving?
– Yes.
– Is it negligent driving?
– Yes absolutely. And it won’t happen in traffic, Northug responds.
– My things
- Northug is charged with possession of more than six grams of cocaine and 0.6 grams of MDMA.
- It is also said that he was left with three tablets containing the narcotic Diazepam and two tablets containing Alprazolam.
– Was this your drug? Asks the judge.
– Yes, that was my drug.
– Is the amount correct?
– That’s right.
- On the night of Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, Northug used cocaine, according to the indictment.
– Is this true ?, asks the judge.
– That’s right, Northug replies.
Filmed and commented
The car ride is roughly four episodes, on three different days, all powered by a 575-horsepower 5.0-liter V8 Jaguar F-type:
- Monday August 10, 2020: Must have driven 203 km / h in zone 110 on E6 in Spain.
- Wednesday August 12, 2020: Must have driven 204 km / h in zone 80 between Elverum and Trysil.
- Thursday, August 13, 2020: Must have driven at 221 km / h in zone 80 between Trysil and Elverum.
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Northug repeats multiple times that videos from the unit show he is negligent driving and filming the incidents.
– Did you happen in all the movies ?, asks the judge.
– Yes, that is correct.
Northug explains that in one of the videos he comments on driving and passing. When the judge asks him what he says in the videos, Northug first responds that he doesn’t want to “dig any deeper.”
– I’ve seen these videos. I know you are talking about humiliating those you drive by, says the judge.
– Yes, I try to comment on what happened while driving, with a kind of commentary voice, Northug responds.
Northug admits that he showed these films to friends.
Opposite lane
According to the indictment, Northug filmed the speedometer and the road while driving:
“At the same time, he made several overtaking passes at this speed, including a left turn. He also drove several times in the opposite lane while filming and constantly commenting on his own driving. The described driving posed a great danger to himself and other users. of the road », is named.
- The former ski king was stopped by police at Ullensaker E6 on Thursday, August 13. Then he must have driven in a 110 zone of 168 km / h on the E6 at Ullensaker.
– I’ll be stopped on a trip home from Trysil. They take me in and give me a little questioning. A saliva sample is taken, where they suspect they are driving under the influence of drugs. They took me to the ER for urine and blood tests, explains Northug.
– Is it true that it maintained 168 km / h in zone 110?, Asks the judge.
– Yes, that is correct. I see this as idiotic events, Northug responds.
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Serious substance abuse problem
During a press conference on August 21, Northug admitted that he had problems.
– I have a serious substance abuse problem, consisting of alcohol, drugs and pills in connection with the periodic heavy fasting lately. And there has been a lot of partying lately, Northug said when he first spoke publicly after the events.
– I was at a party on Tuesday night, until late Wednesday night. There they took alcohol and cocaine, and on Wednesday night I drove to Trysil. He was at ski school on Thursday, Northug told the media.
In 2014, he was sentenced to 50 days in unconditional prison for driving under the influence of drugs. Also, he lost his driver’s license “forever.” In practice, this meant that he had to wait five years before he could apply for his driver’s license.
Petter Northug has trained alongside, among others, his little brother Even this fall.
