{"id":109285,"date":"2016-01-05T08:25:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-05T06:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/109285\/fleeing-speedster-kills-man\/"},"modified":"2016-01-06T10:05:07","modified_gmt":"2016-01-06T08:05:07","slug":"fleeing-speedster-kills-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/01\/05\/fleeing-speedster-kills-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Man dies as speedster flees"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 21-year-old male driver, clocked driving at 158km\/h in his red BMW 420i, at 9.30am on New Year\u2019s Eve, caused an accident which resulted in the death of another motorist.<\/p>\n

The crash took place on the N3 southbound, between the Grey Avenue and Heidelberg turn-offs.<\/p>

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He was arrested on the scene after disregarding EMPD officers\u2019 orders to stop.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn his efforts to flee from the officers, the BMW driver lost control of his vehicle and side-swiped a Toyota Corolla.<\/p>

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\u201cThe 40-year-old driver of the Toyota was certified dead on the scene by paramedics,\u201d said Wilfred Kgasago, spokesman for the EMPD.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fleeing driver also hit an EMPD freeway patrol vehicle which was stopped in the emergency lane.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe officer in the vehicle suffered serious whiplash.\u201d<\/p>\n

The BMW driver was arrested and charged for failing to stop at the instruction of a metro police officer, culpable homicide, as well as reckless and negligent driving.<\/p>\n

Over and above these charges, the offender was fined R2 000 for clocking 158km\/h in a 120km\/h zone.<\/p>\n

He was expected to appear in the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court on Monday (January 4).<\/p>\n

The cases were registered at the Alberton Police Station.<\/p>\n