Female biker (20) locked up for speeding on Pretoria Road

SIX motorists were arrested for speeding on Pretoria Road opposite Isando Railway Station on Saturday morning.

The EMPD Speed Law Enforcement Unit arrested the drivers for going well beyond the speed limit of 70km/h. Five men, and a woman on a bike, were locked up at Kempton Park Police Station on charges of reckless and negligent driving, said Chief Supt Wilfred Kgasago, metro police spokesman.

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The operation started at 5.30am and ended at 11am.

“Exceeding the speed limit by more than 30km/h on this stretch of the road allows no admission of guilt. The offender has to appear in court for the magistrate to decide on the appropriate sanction,” Kgasago said.

The highest speedster, a 32-year-old male in a BMW sedan, was clocked at 119km/h. The second highest speed was registered by a 43-year-old male driving an Opel station wagon. Two drivers, one in an Isuzu LDV and the other in a Hyundai sedan, were apprehended for clocking 107km/h. A male driver in a Toyota sedan clocked 110km/h.

A 20-year-old woman on a Yamaha motorbike was caught doing 106km/h.

All the arrestees were charged at Kempton Park Police Station for reckless and negligent driving. They were subsequently released after posting bail of R1 000 each.