According to Chief Supt Wilfred Kgasago, this stretch of the road has seen a fair share of horrific accidents in the recent past as well as near terrible misses attributable to excessive speeding.
“This location is in a built-up area with kindergartens, a mall nearby and with a huge pedestrian traffic,” said Kgasago. “For this reason a special operation was held on Friday between 5am and 6.30m.
“All the arrested drivers claimed that they were late for work.
“The highest speed recorded was 128km/h. The second highest clocked 106km/h and the remainder were caught doing speeds of between 102 and 97km/h.
“Charges of reckless and negligent driving were laid against the arrested drivers at Boksburg police station.
“They were all released after posting bail of R1500 each.”
They are expected to appear in the Boksburg Magistrate’s Court soon.
