Five arrested for speeding
Motorists and motorcycle riders caught speeding excessively were arrested and charged.
Five motorists and motorcycle riders caught speeding excessively were arrested and charged last Monday at the Bedfordview Police Station.
According to the spokesperson for the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department (EMPD), Chief Superintendent Wilfred Kgasago, they were caught during a speed law enforcement operation, conducted during 5:30am to 11am between the Barbara Road turnoff and the Edenvale Road bridge on the N12 highway.
The speed limit on this stretch of the freeway is 120km/h.
Chief Supt Kgasago said the drivers were caught doing speeds of between 171 and 162km/h.
“A 20-year-old Kawasaki motorcycle rider was clocked at 171km/h at 7:58am, claiming he was late for work. At 5:30am, a 35-year-old male driver in a Mercedes Benz sedan was caught doing 168km/h, who said he was rushing to Randburg. The third speedster, a 42-year-old man, of was nabbed at 10am on a Honda motorcycle. He cited no reason for breaking the law. Late for work came up as a reason again when a 42-year-old male driver registered a speed of 164km/h in a BMW sedan. The fifth person arrested, a 21-year-old woman, was caught at 8:58am in a Fiat sedan doing 162km/h,” he said.
The drivers were charged with reckless and negligent driving and are expected to appear in the Germiston Magistrate’s Court soon.
They were all released on R1 000 bail.
