Five speedsters arrested for reckless and negligent driving
“The worst-case scenario was the arrest of a 41-year-old male driver who was caught driving a BMW M4 at 216km/h on a road with a prescribed maximum limit of 120km/h.”
The Gauteng traffic police high speed unit arrested five drivers who were excessively speeding on Gauteng’s major roads on Thursday evening.
Gauteng traffic police spokesperson, Sello Maremane said the five were busted on the N4 Pretoria to Mpumalanga and N1 Pretoria to Johannesburg.
“The other four reckless and negligent drivers were also apprehended on the N1 and N4 on Thursday and appeared at various magistrate’s courts on Friday.”
Maremane said the arrests followed a high-speed operation conducted on Thursday. “Many Gauteng motorists were recently found driving in excess of the prescribed speed limits.
“The worst case was the arrest of a 41-year-old male driver who was caught excessively driving a BMW M4 at 216km/h on a road with a prescribed maximum limit of 120km/h.”
He said the driver was stopped and arrested on the N4 freeway in Bronkhorspruit towards Mpumalanga.
The speedster was held at Bronkhorstspruit SAPS. Maremane said all suspects were charged formally with reckless and negligent driving as well as an alternative charge of exceeding the general speed limit.
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“The speedsters were remanded in custody pending bail hearing applications.
“The Gauteng traffic police high speed unit will continue to conduct such operations and apprehend motorists who continuously endanger the lives of road users. Excessive speeding is one of the major contributing factors towards road traffic crashes. Road users are urged to adhere to the prescribed maximum speed limit on a freeway which remains 120km/h at maximum.”
“It is unfortunate that when we continue with our efforts to save the lives of road users, there are drivers who are hellbent on violating road traffic rules and regulations. All drivers found disobeying the rules of our roads and continue to conduct themselves with impunity will be severely punished,” said Maremane.
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