EMPD Anti-Drunken Driving Unit members from specialised services conducted an operation in Katlehong, Elsburg and Vosloorus last weekend.
During the operation 31 people were arrested.
“On Thutong Road in Katlehong, between 4pm and midnight, last Friday, 10 allegedly intoxicated male drivers, between the ages of 29 and 41, were marched to the Katlehong Police Station after they failed a breathalyser/alcometer test at a roadblock,” said Kobeli Mokheseng, spokesperson for the EMPD.
“The highest reading recorded was 0.90mg/l.”
The following day, between midnight and 8am, the EMPD team set up a roadblock in Moagi Street in Vosloorus.
Here they also nabbed 10 alleged drunk drivers.
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“The male drivers, between the ages of 26 and 42, were arrested following the procedural drunken driving quiz.
“The highest reading recorded on an alcometer was 0.82mg/l,” said Mokheseng.
The blitz continued last Sunday on Osborn Road in Elsburg, between 4pm and midnight.
“Here 11 people, 10 males and one female, between the ages of 28 and 40, were handcuffed for allegedly being under the influence of alcohol.
“The highest reading recorded was 0.79mg/l,” said Mokheseng.
All the arrestees are facing charges of driving while under the influence of alcohol and were booked at the Katlehong, Vosloorus and Elsburg police stations, respectively.
They are expected to appear in the Palm Ridge and Germiston magistrate’s courts soon.
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