Overview
- Traffic police in Bari stopped a Mercedes GLC covered in multicolored LEDs during holiday road checks and flagged the lighting as a safety hazard.
- Inspectors found the car lacked Motorizzazione Civile authorization for the exterior modifications, the 30-year-old driver was fined, and the vehicle was barred from circulation until restored.
- A separate modified car recently fled a stop on the SS16 and crashed in Bitritto, and the 20-year-old driver was arrested for resisting a public official.
- Police seized the crashed vehicle, the decorative lights, and burglary tools found inside, and noted the car had been under a prior administrative hold for road code violations.
- Authorities say inspections continue during the holiday period as the social media trend of highly lit vehicles draws attention in Bari’s city center.