WATCH: JMPD catch a motorist violating road traffic laws in Lonehill
LONEHILL – This morning, 31 January, Fourways Review joined eblockwatch founder André Snyman on Main Road as JMPD caught a motorist breaking the rules.
The JMPD arrested a motorist in Lonehill this morning, 31 January, on Main Road between Lonehill Boulevard and Witkoppen Road during peak hour traffic for violating the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences Act, according to MMC for Public Safety, Michael Sun.
“He was also charged for reckless and negligent driving, which is an arrestable offence,” Sun told the Fourways Review.
“The driver has since been taken to the Douglasdale Police Station for further processing.”
According to eblockwatch founder, André Snyman who was present during the operation, the motorist is allegedly a repeat offender. The JMPD reported to the stretch of road this morning in a bid to catch the motorist in the act.
He was pulled over at about 7am and arrested on the scene.
The operation forms part of the smart technology that eblockwatch launched in November last year as a means to apprehend motorists who break the law on the roads.
The technology, dubbed ‘Snakes and Ladders’, is a ‘positive solution to a negative situation’, according to eblockwatch founder Andre Snyman.
“This technology will help us to create heat maps for JMPD so that they know where the incidents are happening,” said Snyman.
Snyman shared a live video on the eblockwatch community Facebook page as the incident unfolded:
