R35 000 fine or jail for speedster nabbed by Park Rynie RTI
The Reservoir Hills man drove 217km/h in a 120 km/h zone.
While the KZN Department of Transport and Human Settlements and Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI) clamp down on reckless drivers, a speedster caught in September in the mid-South Coast received a hefty sentence recently.
Civil engineer Shekendra Bhagwandin (43) from Reservoir Hills was caught speeding at 217km/h in a 120 km/h zone on September 28. He was stopped by RTI who also noticed that his BMW M3 did not have a front number plate affixed.
“This was a clear sign of an attempt to evade detection by fixed-speed cameras,” said MEC for Transport and Human Settlements, Siboniso Duma.
Bhagwandin was arrested and detained at Scottburgh Saps, and subsequently released on R2000 bail.
He appeared in the Scottburgh Magistrate’s Court on October 30 and pleaded guilty. He was fined R35 000 or 24 months’ imprisonment, with half of the sentence suspended for five years on condition that he does not commit a similar offence during this period.
Duma commends local RTI officers, Tim Simpson and Ramlal Brijlall, for their ability to sustain a no-nonsense Alufakwa Zero Tolerance campaign.
“The recent successful prosecutions and convictions are as a result of an integrated approach involving RTI, the Saps, and the Justice and Constitutional Development Department,” he said.
“RTI will continue to be firm, as we don’t want reckless drivers to turn KZN road networks into killing fields.”
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