EMPD members nab speedsters at the R59 bridge

EMPD Speed and Drug Enforcement Unit made a number of arrests between November 14 and 15.

The Mercedes-Benz sedan which was stopped for clocking 186km/h in Alberton. (Photograph supplied)

The EMPD Speed and Drug Enforcement Unit made a number of arrests between November 14 and 15.

This was during their crime-prevention operation which was conducted in areas across the City of Ekurhuleni.

Kobeli Mokheseng, EMPD spokesperson, said: “On Saturday at 5.25am on the N12 eastbound at the R59 bridge, officers arrested a 47-year-old man in a silver Mercedes-Benz sedan. He clocked 186 km/h instead of 120km/h, stating he was rushing to a funeral.”

Mokheseng said two more male motorists who drove between 167 and 169km/h on the highway, claiming to be late for work and visiting people, were also apprehended.

The nabbed are expected to appear at the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court.