Second Alcohol Evidence Centre is launched
MARLBORO – A new Alcohol Evidence Centre is launched as the JMPD focuses efforts on curbing drunken driving.
The MMC for Public Safety, councillor Michael Sun together with City of Johannesburg outgoing Executive Mayor Herman Mashaba launched the new alcohol evidence centre in Marlboro on 22 November.
This is the second Alcohol Evidence Centre that has been launched in Johannesburg. The centre will be a central point for the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department(JMPD) and other law enforcement officers dealing with drunken driving in northern Johannesburg. Here, further testing will be done with the Evidential Breath Alcohol Test (Ebat) that was launched a year ago.
Ebat is a sophisticated breathalyser, the results of which can be attached to a docket and is admissible in court. “The JMPD will be better equipped to deal with the serious number of drunken driving incidents across the City every month,” said Sun. “Indeed, in the performance statistics released earlier this month, the JMPD revealed that 2 924 arrests were made for driving under the influence of alcohol in the first quarter of the 2019/20 financial year.
“Disconcertingly, arrests made from drunk driving reveal that our motorists remain stubborn and continue to put the lives of others at risk.”
A total of 1 043 suspects were arrested in October for driving under the influence of alcohol, up from September’s 1 033.
“As the JMPD launches its festive season safety campaign, we encourage them to be uncompromising with brazen motorists who continue to flout the law by driving under the influence,” Sun concluded.
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