Over the past weekend, EMPD officers arrested five motorists for excessive speeding within the Alberton area.
On February 20, a suspect was arrested at 8.10 am on the N12 freeway by the Reading Interchange.
The driver of a white Clio with two passengers in the vehicle was clocked at 184km/h. He claimed they were late for work.
The driver was arrested and taken to Alberton Police Station.
On February 21 between 6 am and 11 am, four drivers were arrested for speeding on Swartkoppies Road. One suspect driving a Mercedes-Benz sedan with three passengers was stopped after driving 127km/h in a 70km/h zone.
The other three drivers clocked between 106km/h and 125km/h. The four were taken to Brackendowns Police Station.
All five suspects are facing charges of reckless and negligent driving.
