Weekend roadblocks in the WC results in 45 arrests
Jaimie-faith Poonah
09
March 2015
Africa said
the highest speed recorded in the Western Cape Province
since Friday was 162mph in a 120 zone in Brackenfell, 129mph in a 100 zone on
the N2 near Caledon
and on the N2 just outside Somerset West 121mph in an 80 zone.
One driver was arrested inMossel Bay
for excessive high speed and another driver was arrested in Somerset West for
reckless and negligent driving.
Western Cape Traffic
Authorities over the past weekend conducted 24 roadblocks across the province
whereby 2 421 vehicles were stopped and checked.
1 690 were tested for alcohol
whereby 45 were arrested for drunken driving.
Provincial Traffic Chief Kenny
Africa said the total amount of fines that were issued was R29 9300. Speed was
also tested of 6 345 vehicles of which 671 drivers were prosecuted for exceeding
different speed limits.
Meanwhile also during the
roadblocks two people were arrested in Beaufort West and Vredenberg for being
in possession of drugs.
One driver was arrested in
Also 22 people died on the
provincial roads during this past weekend.
Provincial Traffic Chief Kenny
Africa said one person died in a motor vehicle accident, a driver in Goodwood,
a motor cyclist died in an accident in Athlone, two passengers died in an
accident in Parow, in Delft one pedestrian was knocked over, in Maitland
another pedestrian died and then in Manenberg one passenger died in a motor
vehicle accident.
Africa said then in Milnerton
another motor cyclist also died in a motor vehicle accident, then in De Doorns
one pedestrian was knocked over and died in that accident and in Paarl one
driver, Caledon one pedestrian in Vlottenberg one driver and also in Franshoek
on Saturday afternoon a bus accident where 3 passengers died.
“Last night in Franshoek yet
another accident where a bakkie overturned and the driver and one of the
passengers died, yesterday in Porterville one driver lost his life in a motor
vehicle accident, Brackenfell one pedestrian, Harare also one pedestrian and
Mfuleni one driver also died in a motor vehicle accident” Africa added.
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