Two BMW drivers nailed for speed on R21
The metro arrested seven drivers for exceeding the speed limit.
SPEED law enforcement operations conducted on Sunday morning, between 6am and 10am, yielded seven arrests. The speedsters were nabbed on the R21 at the R562 bridge in Olifantsfontein and on the N12 eastbound at the Reading interchange.
Chief Supt Wilfred Kgasago, metro police spokesman, said six drivers were arrested on the R21. The highest speed was recorded at 7.56am when a 53-year-old male driver in a BMW sedan was clocked doing 181km/h. The driver claimed that he was rushing to the airport.
The second highest speed was registered when the 29-year-old driver of a BMW sedan, was apprehended as he was also dashing to the airport. The other speedsters were caught doing speeds of between 170 and 165km/h in the120km/h zone.
All the arrestees were charged with reckless and negligent driving at the Olifantsfontein Police Station. Each speedster was released after posting bail of R1 000.
At around 9am on the N12, a 19-year-old male driver was arrested when he was clocked at 174km/h. He was driving a VW Polo and claimed that he was late for church. He was charged at the Alberton Police Station and released on bail of a R1 000.
