UPDATE: Newcastle Deputy Mayor charged for driving under the influence in KZN
The vehicle is said to have gone airborne, before ploughing into multiple properties.
Deputy Mayor, Reuben Molelekoa was charged with driving under the influence, after his official municipal vehicle ploughed through an Osizweni home just before midnight on Tuesday, causing considerable damage to a neighbouring house as well, Newcastle Advertiser reports.
SAPS Osizweni Communications Officer, Captain Sipho Nkosi confirmed Cllr Molelekoa had been arrested and charged at 1am on Wednesday, and was scheduled to appear at the Madadeni Magistrates Court later on Wednesday, 10 September 2019, where a decision was taken with regards to bail.
“I can confirm that Osizweni police members attended to the scene, where the driver lost control of the vehicle and damaged two houses in Section B. Cllr Molelekoa was charged in connection with the incident. He was taken to the hospital to draw blood, which will be sent to the laboratory to confirm the alcohol level.
According to the information on the system, there were no injuries to Cllr Molelekoa reported by the arresting officer.”
Thabisile Dlamini and her family are heartbroken that the renovations they were finally able to afford to complete last month, to the home they have lived in for 48 years, was completely wrecked in an instant.
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