{"id":76467,"date":"2017-12-08T14:17:39","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T12:17:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=76467"},"modified":"2017-12-08T11:37:17","modified_gmt":"2017-12-08T09:37:17","slug":"video-alleged-drunken-drivers-arrested-two-separate-accidents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2017\/12\/08\/video-alleged-drunken-drivers-arrested-two-separate-accidents\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Alleged drunken drivers arrested after two separate accidents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u2022 The driver of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercedes-benz.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mercedes Benz<\/a> was chased through Middelburg after he was involved in an accident in Walter Sisulu Street and drove off.<\/p>\n<p>He was eventually apprehended in Protea Street after he crashed into another vehicle. The man faces a string of charges where under driving under the influence.<\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/gxn159N7QMY' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\u2022 A bus driver was arrested on an accident scene in Samora Machel Street. Eyewitnesses say that the bus was swerving over two lanes. The bus crashed into another vehicle after it ignored a red traffic light.<\/p>\n<p>The driver was arrested after he refused to undergo a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Breathalyzer\" target=\"_blank\">breathalyzer<\/a>\u00a0test.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Other news:<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/76451\/women-died-violently-close-16-days-violence-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\">16 Days of Activism &#8211; Women die violently in Middelburg<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/76257\/sex-drugs-booze-school-hillside-investigation-ongoing\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sex, booze and drugs at school &#8211; Hillside investigation ongoing<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/76235\/photos-video-triathlon-kidsswim\/\" target=\"_blank\">Photo gallery &#8211; Triathlon at Kids@Swim<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/76051\/a-mashup-of-beauty-and-brains\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>A &#8216;mashup&#8217; op beauty and brains<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/75989\/woman-suffocated-set-alight-cut-pieces\/\" target=\"_blank\">Woman suffocated, set alight and cut into pieces<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/75645\/policeman-hijacked-shot-whilst-returning-from-crime-scene\/\" target=\"_blank\">Policeman hijacked, shot whilst returning from crime scene<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/75664\/woman-claims-muti-made-her-teeth-fall-out\/\" target=\"_blank\">Woman claims muti made her teeth fall out<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Want breaking news on the go?<\/h3>\n<p>Add us on WhatsApp. Save the Middelburg Observer standby number 072 248 3855 on your phone and send a WhatsApp message with the words \u201cAdd me\u201d to receive news links.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Steve Tshwete Traffic officials had their hands full after two accidents recently were allegedly caused by drunken drivers.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5031,"featured_media":76468,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Jana Boshoff","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[9742,5233,9744,2958,9743,9741,9740,21966,8256],"class_list":["post-76467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-news-headlines","tag-accident-in-samora-machel","tag-alcohol-abuse","tag-alcohol-limit","tag-arrest","tag-breathalyzer","tag-driving-under-the-influence","tag-drunken-driving","tag-middelburg","tag-steve-tshwte-municipality"],"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Local news"},"tag_labels":["accident in samora machel","Alcohol abuse","alcohol limit","arrest","breathalyzer","driving under the influence","drunken driving","middelburg","Steve Tshwte Municipality"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5031"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76467"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76467\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76468"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}