Misbehaving traffic officer caught on camera
Another scandal involving Randfontein traffic police emerged.
Randfontein traffic chief Kenny Mampondo is yet to deal with another harsh allegation after one of his officers allegedly behaved badly. Allegedly an officer was spotted driving recklessly and speeding.
Juan Vermaak and his colleague were travelling on Condor Road towards Finsbury last week (Thursday 10 July) at around 5.10pm. Vermaak explains: “My colleague and I spotted a BMW traffic car with registration number BH 19 KP GP stopping at the side of the road to pick up other traffic officers who presumably were on duty at the time.
“We drove past to our destination. However, just seconds later I was shocked to see the specific vehicle driving past us at a dazzling speed in an 80km/h zone. I was lost for words because he didn’t have his siren on and therefore I didn’t think they were responding to a scene. They drove recklessly because they could,” Vermaak says.
He adds that he immediately asked his colleague to capture the officer’s behaviour on camera, which he described as “taxi driver” tendencies.
The officer noticed his being filmed and immediately drove in front of a ten ton truck. Shortly afterwards he took a turn to avoid being caught properly on camera. Little did he know that this was done already.
This is just the latest of the traffic department’s scandals soon after one of its officers had been caught red handed drinking alcohol at a local pub while on duty.
Another officer was reported allegedly to have smashed into a pedestrian while driving under the influence of alcohol.
The herald has approached Mampondo and awaits his comment on the latest allegations.
