{"id":205431,"date":"2019-05-23T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-23T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/205431\/eight-motorists-arrested-for-excessive-speeding-in-germiston-and-boksburg\/"},"modified":"2019-05-23T16:39:07","modified_gmt":"2019-05-23T14:39:07","slug":"eight-motorists-arrested-for-excessive-speeding-in-germiston-and-boksburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/05\/23\/eight-motorists-arrested-for-excessive-speeding-in-germiston-and-boksburg\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight motorists arrested for excessive speeding in Germiston and Boksburg"},"content":{"rendered":"

Members of the EMPD High-Speed Unit were out once again tackling the issue of excessive speeding on Ekurhuleni\u2019s highways, last weekend.<\/p>\n

On the N3 highway south near the Rand Airport Road off-ramp, on Saturday, members conducted a speed reinforcement operation between 6am and 11am.<\/p>

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They netted three alleged speedsters.<\/p>\n

The following day, five alleged speedsters were nabbed between 6am and 11am on the R21 south near the N12 highway bridge.<\/p>

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On the N3, the three motorists caught were doing speeds of between 144 and 169km\/h.<\/p>\n

They were all men aged between 23 and 36. One was riding a motorcycle, one was driving a minibus taxi and the third was driving a sedan.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey cited the usual reasons of being late for work or visiting a friend for their excessive speed,\u201d said Kobeli Mokheseng, media liaison officer for the EMPD.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe three arrestees were charged with reckless and negligent driving at the Germiston Police Station, but later released after posting bail of R1 000 each.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey are expected to appear in the Germiston Magistrate\u2019s Court soon.\u201d<\/p>\n

The five alleged speedsters arrested on the R21 were also all men and aged between 23 and 47.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were caught driving at speeds of between 135 and 194km\/h on this 100km\/h zone stretch of the highway, citing reasons from being late for church, for sport or for getting home,\u201d said Mokheseng.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were locked up at Boksburg North Police Station on charges of reckless and negligent driving, but were allowed to go home after parting with R1 000 each in bail money.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey are expected to appear in the Boksburg Magistrate\u2019s Court soon.\u201d<\/p>\n

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