A 36-year-old female driver was arrested by the Gauteng Traffic Police for reckless driving on Friday night near Bronkhorstpruit.

She was found excessively speeding in a red VW Golf 7 at 220 km/h in a prescribed maximum limit of 120 km/h zone along the N4 East Freeway according to provincial traffic police spokesperson Sello Maremane.

The speedster is expected to appear in the Bronkhorspruit Magistrates court soon.

“The driver was detained at Bronkhorspruit police station facing charges relating to reckless and negligent driving with an alternative charge of driving in excess of the prescribed speed limit,” he says.

The provincial traffic police call on road users to adhere to the prescribed speed limits.

“As we are still in the festive season period, it is important that drivers continue to comply with the prescribed maximum speed limits, thus making road safety a priority,” he says.

Maremane says they are going to intensify high-speed operations and clampdown on speedsters on major routes and freeways.

He says the Gauteng Traffic Police High Speed Unit has been successful in clamping down on speedsters due to the use of the latest technological devices such as the Moving Violation Recorders (MVR).

“The MVR records the average speed measured over a minimum of 500 meters. The event is recorded and downloaded for investigation and prosecution purposes,” he says.

He adds that they would enforce compliance with the rules and regulations of the road without fear or favour.

“The safety of road users has reached critical point,” he says.