EMPD High Speed Unit officers arrested a number of drivers for excessive speeding on the N3 highway south, last weekend.<\/p>\n
The speed law enforcement took place between the Geldenhuys Interchange and the Rand Airport exit.<\/p>
The three drivers nabbed last Sunday included a 29-year-old driver in a white Mercedes Benz AMG who was caught driving at the breakneck speed of 226km\/h.<\/p>\n
He attributed his excessive speeding to being late to get home.<\/p>
The other two drivers were a 23-year-old male driver with two passengers in his vehicle clocked at 165km\/h giving the reason that he was rushing to get his diabetes medicine and a 36-year-old male driver in a blue BMW sedan, also with two passengers, clocked at 165km\/h advancing the reason that he was late for a wedding.<\/p>\n
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ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n Stolen vehicle tracked to Katlehong<\/a><\/p>\n Second stolen Ford Ranger recovered in Spruitview Gardens street<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Meanwhile, last Saturday, on the same stretch of the highway, two male drivers aged 28 and 29 years old respectively, one in a BMW and one in an Opel sedan, were arrested for excessive speeding doing 179km\/h and 184km\/h citing lateness for hospital and home as reasons.<\/p>\n The speed limit on the highway is 120km\/h.<\/p>\n All the arrested speedsters were detained at the Germiston Police Station on charges of reckless and negligent driving and later released after each posted bail of R1 500.<\/p>\n They were due to appear in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court last Monday.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Have a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)\u00a0<\/span>germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za<\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)\u00a0<\/span>leighh@caxton.co.za.<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Remember to visit the Germiston City News on the following social media platforms:<\/p>\n Facebook<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Twitter<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n YouTube\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Or add the GCN on\u00a0<\/b><\/span>WhatsApp 079 406 1181<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>or\u00a0BBM (BBM Pin: 7F102137)<\/strong>\u00a0<\/b><\/span>today, to get all the latest news.<\/p>\n Catch-up on more local news with our sister newspapers\u00a0<\/span>Bedfordview Edenvale News<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<\/span>Alberton Record<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>Kempton Express<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n