EMPD officers were out in full force last weekend in the Germiston and Brakpan areas, targeting speeding motorists.<\/p>\n
On January 28, between 4am and 11am, in both directions on the R23\/Heidelberg Road near Ouhout, in Brakpan, EMPD officers detained nine speedsters, including two who had allegedly had one too many, for exceeding the enforced speed limit of 80km\/h.<\/p>
\u201cAt 5.07am officers battled to stop a VW Polo driven by a 25-year-old allegedly intoxicated male for clocking 156km\/h, who alleged that he was on his way home,\u201d said Acting Lieut-Col Kobeli Mokheseng, spokesman for the EMPD.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnother VW Polo driver, also aged 25, was stopped after he was clocked doing 128km\/h at 5.27am.<\/p>
\u201cHe was also allegedly intoxicated.<\/p>\n
\u201cBesides the main charge, both drivers are also facing driving while under the influence of alcohol charges.\u201d<\/p>\n
Other lawbreakers were caught doing speeds of between 117 and 155km\/h.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, in the Germiston area, on January 29, between 4am and 11am, on the N3 south highway near the Rand Airport off-ramp, nine speedsters, including an allegedly tipsy one, were booked for disregarding the 120km\/h speed limit.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt about 5.20am, a 40-year-old male driving a BMW sedan, who had no reason for speeding, clocked 203km\/h before he was intercepted.<\/p>\n
\u201cA 45-year-old allegedly tipsy male, claiming that he was cruising home in his BMW sedan doing 164km\/h, bonuses with an additional charge of being intoxicated, while other offenders were caught doing between 166 and 193km\/h,\u201d said Mokheseng.<\/p>\n
All the arrested people were detained and charged with reckless and negligent driving at the Brakpan and Germiston police stations, respectively.<\/p>\n
Suspects will appear in the Brakpan and Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Courts soon.<\/p>\n
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