Prominent KZN mayor’s son arrested in Centurion
The man was among three intercepted by the Gauteng traffic police’s high-speed unit while speeding at 235km/h on the N1.
A man, believed to be the son of a prominent KwaZulu-Natal mayor, was arrested along with three others in Centurion on Thursday night.
The trio was intercepted by the Gauteng traffic police’s high-speed unit while speeding at 235km/h on the N1 freeway near Samrand.
“The suspects were intercepted after being found driving a BMW 1 Series at an excessive speed on a prescribed maximum limit of 120km/h,” said the Gauteng traffic department in a statement.
“A son of a prominent mayor from KwaZulu-Natal was found travelling together with the suspects.
He claimed the other suspects were his ‘bodyguards’ while failing to validate his claim.
“The suspects failed to produce any form of identification.”
Upon searching the vehicle, unlicensed high-calibre firearms and ammunition, as well as several Natis motor vehicle registration documents were found.
Officers also found keys for an unknown motor vehicle.
“The suspects were immediately arrested and police investigations are currently underway at this stage,” the statement read.
“The suspects are expected to appear in Pretoria magistrate’s court shortly to face charges relating to possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition, contravention of the level 3 Disaster Management Act 1 of 33 and for reckless and negligent driving with an alternative charge of exceeding the general speed limit.”
On the same night, in an unrelated incident, six other drivers were arrested for excessive speeding ranging between 170km/h and 235km/h.
The speedsters were charged for reckless and negligent driving with an alternative charge of exceeding the general speed limit.
“The arrested suspects will appear at various magistrate’s courts within the province in due course.”
“We commend the officers of the high-speed unit for the swift arrest of the suspects along the N1 freeway and for seizing high calibre firearms in the process,” said Nomphiti Mtshali, acting Gauteng traffic police spokesperson.
The use of the latest technology such as Moving Violation Recorders (MVRs) during operations is said to have helped the high-speed unit successfully clamp down on speedsters.
The MVR records the average speed measured over a minimum of 500 meters. The events are then recorded and downloaded for investigation and prosecution purposes.
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