The suspects were arrested over the weekend during the high-speed operations conducted along Gauteng major routes.
The suspects aged between 21 and 45 were apprehended on Gauteng Freeways. Their speed ranged from 160 km per hour to over 200 km per hour. The highest speed recorded was that of a 26-year-old driver of a Silver BMW who was caught excessively speeding at 207 km per hour on the N1 freeway in Midrand.
Sello Maremane, Gauteng Traffic Police Spokesperson says, “The driver could not provide any reason for over speeding nor show any signs of remorse for having endangered the lives of other road users. He was detained at Midrand SAPS.
All the eighteen suspects are expected to appear soon in various magistrate courts in Pretoria and Johannesburg respectively after they were granted bail.
“Excessive speeding is one of the major contributing factors towards fatal crashes.
This kind of behaviour will never be tolerated on our roads. The Gauteng Traffic Police High Speed Unit will be on high alert this festive season by continuously conducting patrol on Gauteng major routes to ensure that motorists adhere to the general speed limit,”
Motorists are urged to adhere to the rules of the road and drive as per speed limit in order to save the lives of passengers and other road users.
