EMPD arrests alleged drunk driver in Elandsfontein
The driver was nabbed on August 4, during the crime prevention operation on Northreef Road.
The driver was nabbed on August 4 during a crime prevention operation on Northreef Road.
Law Enforcers stopped a red Toyota Hilux Light Delivery Vehicle (LDV) with one occupant.
“The fifty-two-year-old male driver, who seemed to have had one too many, was tested and he was over the limit when the breathalyzer/alcometer was used,” said EMPD spokesperson Chief Superintendent Kelebogile Thepa.
“The intoxicated motorist, with the 0.13 reading on the device, was handcuffed and taken to the nearest medical facility for his blood to be drawn before he was taken to the Bedfordview Police Station,” said Thepa.
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The motorist, who is facing charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, is expected to appear at the Germiston Magistrate’s Court soon.
The EMPD Germiston North Precinct Officers arrested a motorist for driving under the influence in Elandsfontein.
The driver was nabbed on August 4 during a crime prevention operation on Northreef Road.
Law Enforcers stopped a red Toyota Hilux Light Delivery Vehicle (LDV) with one occupant.
“The fifty-two-year-old male driver, who seemed to have had one too many, was tested and he was over the limit when the breathalyzer/alcometer was used,” said EMPD spokesperson Chief Superintendent Kelebogile Thepa.
“The intoxicated motorist, with the 0.13 reading on the device, was handcuffed and taken to the nearest medical facility for his blood to be drawn before he was taken to the Bedfordview Police Station,” said Thepa.
The motorist, who is facing charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, is expected to appear at the Germiston Magistrate’s Court soon.
