Police arrest taxi driver for driving in oncoming traffic
MORNINGSIDE – The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) officers arrest taxi driver for not complying with the rules of the road.
The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) operations officers arrested a taxi driver on 19 February for driving into oncoming traffic on Kelvin Drive and Stiglingh Road in Morningside.
JMPD Chief David Tembe said they received numerous complaints from the residents about the reckless driving of motorists in the area. Tembe said on Twitter that the driver will be charged with reckless and negligent driving.
1x Minibus driver arrested by JMPD Operations officers for driving facing oncoming traffic on Kelvin Dr &Stiglingh road in Morningside.
This is after numerous complaints from our residents.The driver will be charged with Reckless & Negligent driving. pic.twitter.com/GZH8LnsR8Q
— AskTheChief01 #BuyaMthetho 🔥 (@David_S_Tembe) February 19, 2019
Twitter users thanked the chief and JMPD officers for arresting the driver. Others have requested Tembe to deploy JMPD officers in more areas.
Awesome. We are still waiting for semilar action in Midrand, please honourable sir.
— Mavuso (@MavusoMike) February 19, 2019
Thank you! This type of driving takes place all over SA. Polokwane the latest…
— Erna Moller (Janse van Rensburg) 🇩🇰🇿🇦 (@shilawuri) February 19, 2019
Great news. I used to live there and filmed many drivers doing the same. Now we need a law that allows video/dashcam evidence to be used to arrest drivers when police aren't available.
— David Schröder (@DavidSchroder) February 19, 2019
Related article:
https://www.citizen.co.za/sandton-chronicle/201788/jmpd-arrests-four-men-theft-cables-worth-r1-5million/
https://www.citizen.co.za/sandton-chronicle/219519/chief-jmpd-david-tembe-orders-uniformed-staff-direct-traffic-load-shedding-immediately/
