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Did you know?
Swiss motorcycle rider Luigi Taveri spend one night in prison after killing a Spanish soldier.
During a street race at Zaragoza in 1958 the spectators nearly run on the circuit. Policemen & soldiers tried to keep them off the road.
Luigi Taveris engine turned off & fell down. After he stood up to continue his race he saw a man laying beside his bike. But the marshals said that he could start again.
After finishing he was arrested by the police of General Franco. Still in his leather suit he spend one night in prison between drunks and thieves. At the morning he got out without a complaint.
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