The Gauteng Traffic Police’s High Speed Unit arrested two motorists for reckless and negligent driving over the weekend. On Friday evening, a 35-year-old male was arrested after he was caught driving 205 km per hour on a prescribed speed limit of 120 km per hour. The speedster was driving in a Black Golf GTI in Lenasia, south of Johannesburg and claimed to be rushing for a meeting.
He was arrested on the spot and taken to Lenasia South Police Station where he was formally charged with reckless driving and exceeding the prescribed speed limit of 120km/h on a freeway. The man was later released on R1500-00 bail.
In another incident, on Monday, a 28-year-old man was arrested on the N3 Freeway towards Van Buuren road after he was caught speeding at 204 km per hour in a white Mercedes Benz on a prescribed 120 km per hour. He was detained at Bedfordview Police Station and formally charged with reckless and negligent driving with an alternative charge of exceeding the minimum speed limit. He has since been released on Tuesday morning on R1500-00 bail.
Over the past weekend, Gauteng recorded about 16 road fatalities. Reckless and negligent driving, drinking and driving under the influence of alcohol are some of the contributing factors associated with many fatal crashes experienced over the weekend.
Gauteng Traffic Police and other law enforcement agencies will continue to deal decisively
with those who do not adhere to the rules of the road particularly given the high rate of
fatalities that the province continue to experience.
