The EMPD High Speed Unit conducted speed law enforcement over the weekend, September 27 and 29, on the N3 by Grey Avenue, R21 next to Emperors Palace and N12 by Reading interchange freeways.
Kobeli Mokheseng, EMPD media liaison officer, said 14 lawbreakers were apprehended. The weekend special operation took place in the mornings between 5am and 11am.
He said on Friday in Alberton area, three drivers were arrested when clocked at the excessive speeds of between 143 and 161km/h on that 120km/h stretch of the N3 freeway direction south.
He said phase two of the speed operation was staged on Saturday in Boksburg between Griffiths on-ramp and the N12 bridge southbound.
Five motorists were caught doing speeds of between 150 and 229, on that 100km/h portion of the R21 freeway.
“At 5.40am, a 32-year old male off-duty medical doctor with two passengers in a white BMW sedan were caught, citing that they were rushing home. They were clocking 229km/h.
“Four other motorists were nabbed for doing between 150 and 160km/h, giving reasons of being late for work. All five were transported to the Boksburg north police station.”
Meanwhile, on Sunday morning speed law enforcement operation yielded six drivers arrested for exceeding the speed limit on the N12 freeway direction east between Reading interchange (R59) and Voortrekker off-ramp.
The arrested drivers clocked speeds of between 161 and 181km/h.
