Western Cape Traffic Authorities over the weekend conducted 24 roadblocks across the province whereby 3 027 vehicles were stopped and checked.
A total of 6 961
vehicles were screened for speeding of which 523 speeding offences were
recorded.
Western Cape Department of
Transport and Public Works Spokesperson Al-Ameen Kafaar said 1 342 drivers
were screened for being under suspicion for driving under the influence of
alcohol.
Kafaar said of the drivers
screened 18 of them were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol.
Meanwhile also during the
roadblocks 274 fines were issued for various traffic violations ranging from
driver to vehicle fitness. One person
was also arrested for reckless and negligent driving in Somerset West.
Kafaar said five fatalities
were reported in three separate incidents. One was a driver and three
passengers and one was a pedestrian.
“In all cases it appears
that those killed were not wearing seatbelts.
So seatbelts is actually a great concern for us as the provincial
government” Kafaar added.
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