{"id":61457,"date":"2014-06-07T10:15:00","date_gmt":"2014-06-07T08:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/61457\/police-crackdown-on-drunk-driving\/"},"modified":"2014-06-06T13:06:33","modified_gmt":"2014-06-06T11:06:33","slug":"police-crackdown-on-drunk-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2014\/06\/07\/police-crackdown-on-drunk-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"Police crackdown on drunk driving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two men were arrested by the Primrose police on Tuesday, May 27, in two separate incidents of drunken driving.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_61459\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-61459\" style=\"width: 423px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2014\/06\/23GCNCRIMEDUILH_565664091.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-61459\" src=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2014\/06\/23GCNCRIMEDUILH_565664091-423x317.jpg\" alt=\"This man, guarded by Lieut Jack Mokoena, was arrested for driving under the influence when officer found him stopped in the middle of a busy street.\" width=\"423\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/06\/23GCNCRIMEDUILH_565664091-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/06\/23GCNCRIMEDUILH_565664091-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2014\/06\/23GCNCRIMEDUILH_565664091.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-61459\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This man, guarded by Lieut Jack Mokoena, was arrested for driving under the influence when officer found him stopped in the middle of a busy street.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The first, an 18-year-old, was arrested in Shamrock Road.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>Officers pulled him over when they noticed his erratic driving and, when he stepped out of his vehicle, he was barely able to stand and smelled strongly of alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>Officers immediately arrested him.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>The second man was also arrested in Shamrock Road.<\/p>\n<p>The 33-year-old was found in his car, that was stopped in the middle of the road.<\/p>\n<p>When officers approached him he attempted to drive off, but was cornered.<\/p>\n<p>He was taken to a local clinic for blood tests, which revealed that he was indeed drunk, and he was arrested.<\/p>\n<p>The two men later appeared in the Germiston Magistrates Court, where they were both released on a warning.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div 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