{"id":233920,"date":"2020-03-01T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-01T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/233920\/beware-when-drinking-and-driving\/"},"modified":"2020-03-02T09:20:02","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T07:20:02","slug":"beware-when-drinking-and-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/03\/01\/beware-when-drinking-and-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"Beware when drinking and driving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are planning on having a night out on the town, where alcohol will be consumed, it is always advisable to have a designated driver to avoid being arrested for driving under the influence.<\/p>\n<p>Kobeli Mokheseng, acting chief superintendent and spokesperson for the EMPD, said that during a roadblock if they suspect that someone has been drinking, they will be stopped.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIf the driver has a professional driver\u2019s licence their alcohol blood levels cannot be above 0.02g\/100ml,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\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\/233271\/community-warned-about-the-dangers-of-drunk-driving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Community warned about the dangers of drunk driving<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/233637\/police-search-for-information-that-could-lead-to-arrest-of-alleged-murderers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Police search for information that could lead to arrest of alleged murderers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, he said, that should the level be slightly above the limit, it is up to the discretion of the officer whether or not to arrest the driver or issue a verbal warning.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mokheseng, should the offending driver possess a regular driver\u2019s licence their alcohol blood level cannot exceed 0.05mg\/100ml.<\/p>\n<p>He added that if the alcohol levels are a bit higher, but the driver is in control of the vehicle and is not driving erratically, the officer again has the option of issuing a warning or arresting the driver.<\/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>\u00a0<\/strong>or Leigh Hodgson (News Editor)<span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><strong><a 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