The focus of the Easter weekend for the EMPD was the aim of drastically reducing the number of fatalities, as well as the number of vehicle accidents on the roads.
To achieve this they conducted a number of joint operations in conjunction with the Gauteng Traffic Police and the SAPS.
The law enforcers mounted both static and roving roadblocks, as well as sporadic roadside checks on Ekurhuleni’s highways, as well as other hotspot areas.
Due to these efforts, 62 arrests were made.
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Twenty-five alleged drunk drivers were nabbed on the N12 near the Putfontein turn-off, 29 alleged speedsters were apprehended on R21, N17 and N12 highways and four alleged drug peddlers ended behind bars; one in Benoni, one in Springs and two in Dawn Park.
Over and above this, three suspects were taken in for possession of elephant tusks valued at R300 000 in Dawn Park, one person was arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle in Tembisa and one for attempted hijacking, assault and robbery in Primrose.
Over 2 400 citations were issued for documentation, equipment, and moving violations which included the use of a cellphone without a hands-free kit.
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During the course of the weekend, five fatalities were recorded on Ekurhuleni’s roads.
The fatalities included two pedestrians, a 25-year-old male who was run over on the N12 east between the Comaro off-ramp and the Reading Interchange and a 25-year-old female who was hit on the R21 near the Atlas Road exit.
In other accidents, an 18-year-old male driver lost control of his VW sedan at the intersection of Leeuwpoort and Dagama streets in Boksburg and another male driver died when his vehicle hit a tree on the corner of Ermelo and Clydesdale roads in Springs.
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