Italy: – Praises the crime of the 103-year-old

At 01:00 Thursday night, police in Bondino, northern Italy, received several reports of reckless driving near the city center.

When the police arrived and stopped the car, the driver's license had to be checked once, twice and three times.

According to the police report, the officer got a “big surprise.” Watchman.

The woman behind the wheel, Giuseppina “Gius” Molinari, was born on March 19, 1920. In four days she will be 104 years old.

Molinari explained that she was on her way home after a night of playing with good friends when she was stopped. According to police, the 103-year-old likely became disoriented in the dark and ended up on land roads.

Want to buy a Vespa?

Molinari's driver's license expired two years ago and she did not have insurance. The woman was fined and the car was impounded.

The British newspaper reported that the police transported the 103-year-old man to his home safely.

In Italy, all drivers over the age of 80 must undergo a medical examination every two years to renew their driving licence.

– I have to buy a Vespa, the woman tells the local newspaper La Nova FerraraIn the meantime, she adds, she can use the bike when she visits friends in the city.

He lives alone

Despite the 103-year-old's reckless driving without a valid driver's licence, Giuseppina Molinari's approach to life is being praised by Ferreira's mayor, Alain Fabbri.

-I would have given Gios a medal instead of a fine. It is not normal for me to have such inner strength, and this gives me hope in my old age, the mayor wrote on Facebook.

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According to the local newspaper, the 103-year-old woman lives alone in the house where she grew up. Molinari cooks everyone's meals herself – and every afternoon she wanders to a nearby bar where she plays the card game buraku with four of her friends.

On March 19, she will celebrate 104 years around the world, with friends and relatives in one of the city’s restaurants.