{"id":154819,"date":"2017-06-21T09:20:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-21T07:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/154819\/empd-target-drinking-and-driving-on-metros-highways\/"},"modified":"2017-06-21T13:01:35","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T11:01:35","slug":"empd-target-drinking-and-driving-on-metros-highways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/06\/21\/empd-target-drinking-and-driving-on-metros-highways\/","title":{"rendered":"EMPD targets drinking and driving on Ekurhuleni\u2019s highways"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>EMPD Freeway Unit members were here, there and everywhere, on Ekurhuleni\u2019s highways last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were on the lookout for those who had imbibed alcohol and were behind the wheel endangering other law-abiding motorists and road users,\u201d said Chief-Supt Wilfred Kgasago, spokesman for the EMPD.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The focus was on hotspot areas on the R21, N3, N12 and R59 freeways, as well as their on- and off-ramps.<\/p>\n<p>EMPD officers nabbed 41 drivers.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Nine of these were arrested on the N3 in Germiston and one in Primrose, last Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The other drivers arrested for being under the influence of intoxicating liquor, last Friday, were nabbed on the R21 near the Voortrekker off-ramp, the N3 near the Barry Marais exit in Alberton, Dawn Park and Alberton.<\/p>\n<p>The operation continued last Saturday and EMPD officer arrested a further 14 drivers in the Vosloorus area and last Sunday one person was arrested in Elsburg.<\/p>\n<p>All the 41 drivers were charged with drinking and driving at the Bedfordview, Germiston, Alberton, Dawn Park, Kempton Park and Primrose police stations, respectively, and were expected to appear in the respective magistrates\u2019 courts, last Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/154695\/rhino-horn-lion-bones-found-at-house-in-wychwood\/\">Rhino horn worth R500 000, alleged lion bones found at house in Wychwood<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/153715\/local-racer-offers-reward-for-return-of-motorcycle\/\">Local racer offers reward for return of motorcycle<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>, Leigh Hodgson (journalist)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a 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