{"id":218988,"date":"2019-09-25T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/218988\/young-man-allegedly-clocked-driving-at-202kmh-on-n3-highway-in-germiston\/"},"modified":"2019-09-25T18:32:25","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T16:32:25","slug":"young-man-allegedly-clocked-driving-at-202kmh-on-n3-highway-in-germiston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2019\/09\/25\/young-man-allegedly-clocked-driving-at-202kmh-on-n3-highway-in-germiston\/","title":{"rendered":"Young man allegedly clocked driving at 202km\/h on N3 highway in Germiston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The EMPD High Speed Unit arrested five alleged speedsters on the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>They conducted speed law enforcement on Saturday in the Alberton area, on the R59 (Sybrand van Niekerk) south highway between Kliprivier and the R550 and on Sunday on the N3 south highway near the Rand Airport turn-off.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The special operation took place between 5am and 11am.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA 32-year-old man driving a silver Mercedes-Benz sedan claiming he was late for work was arrested at 5.50am on Saturday when he was clocked at the excessive speed of 170km\/h on that 120km\/h stretch of the R59 highway,\u201d said Kobeli Mokheseng, EMPD media liaison officer.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe was escorted to the Brackendowns Police Station and charged with reckless and negligent driving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The motorist is expected to appear in the Palm Ridge Magistrate\u2019s Court soon.<\/p>\n<p>A speed law enforcement operation on Sunday yielded a further four alleged speedsters.<\/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 href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/218705\/flying-squad-members-recover-seize-seven-vehicles\/\" target=\"_blank\">Germiston Flying Squad members recover, seize seven vehicles<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/218703\/man-arrested-drugs-seized-by-empd-officers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Man arrested, drugs seized by EMPD officers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The drivers were arrested for exceeding the speed limit on the N3 highway near the Rand Airport Road off-ramp in Germiston.<\/p>\n<p>The arrested drivers clocked speeds of between 163 and 202km\/h.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA 21-year-old man driving an Opel SUV was clocked at the breakneck speed of 202km\/h.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe stated that he was rushing home,\u201d said Mokheseng.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was later established that he took the Opel (belonging to his parents) for a joy ride without permission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All the arrestees were charged at the Germiston Police Station with 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