{"id":198303,"date":"2019-03-07T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-07T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/198303\/ten-alleged-weekend-speedsters-arrested-on-ekurhulenis-roads\/"},"modified":"2019-03-06T14:30:21","modified_gmt":"2019-03-06T12:30:21","slug":"ten-alleged-weekend-speedsters-arrested-on-ekurhulenis-roads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/03\/07\/ten-alleged-weekend-speedsters-arrested-on-ekurhulenis-roads\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten alleged weekend speedsters arrested on Ekurhuleni\u2019s roads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The EMPD High-Speed Unit targeted the N3 southbound near the Rand Airport Road off-ramp, the N12 eastbound near the Atlas Road off-ramp in Boksburg, Van Wyk Louw Drive between Brink and Mikro roads in Boksburg, as well as Heidelberg and Dekema roads in Alrode, last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The operations were conducted between 8am and 11am on both the Saturday and Sunday.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>On the N12 eastbound at 9.10am on the Saturday, a 26-year-old man driving a red VW Golf GTi, claiming he was rushing to a hospital, was caught doing 165km\/h.<\/p>\n<p>On the same day, between 9.50am and 1pm, along Van Wyk Louw Drive, between Brink and Mikro roads in Boksburg, three motorists, all males ranging in age between 30 and 33 in two sedans and one SUV, were arrested when caught doing speeds of 118, 106 and 100km\/h on this 60km\/h stretch of road.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The reasons advanced were either being late for work or rushing home.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a 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170km\/h, claiming that he was late for a church service.<\/p>\n<p>The arrested drivers were charged with reckless and negligent driving and were expected to appear in the respective magistrate\u2019s courts last Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e 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 class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-admin\/germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za\">germistoncitynews@caxton.co.za <\/a><\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:leighh@caxton.co.za\">leighh@caxton.co.za<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>or Kgotsofalang Mashilo (journalist)\u00a0<a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"mailto:kgotsofalangm@caxton.co.za\" 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