Notorious for high speeds and unsafe lane-changing with the potential of horrific multi-vehicle accidents occurring, the stretch of the N3 southbound between the Geldenhuys and Elands interchange was the focus of the EMPD High Speed Unit, last Sunday.<\/p>\n
The special operation commenced at 5am and ended at 10am.<\/p>
Four alleged speedsters were arrested and charged at the Germiston Police Station.<\/p>\n
\u201cA 30-year-old male driver in a blue BMW sedan with one male passenger was stopped and arrested after clocking 192km\/h on this 120km\/h stretch of the highway giving the lame reason of \u2018just rushing home\u2019.<\/p>
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