15 June 2015
Western Cape traffic
authorities over the past weekend conducted 24 roadblocks across the province
of which 2 624 vehicles were stopped and checked.
1728 drivers were tested for
alcohol and 20 drivers were arrested for drinking and driving.
Provincial Traffic Chief Kenny
Africa said the highest reading recorded was the reading of 1.29 milligrams per
1 000 millilitres, that was in the Somerset West region.
Africa said there was also one
driver arrested for doing excessively high speed in the Mossel Bay region on
159 km/ hour in a 100km zone.
Africa added that one drunken
pedestrian was arrested in Swellendam, we also arrested one person in Worcester
for bribing a traffic policer, and then one illegal immigrant was arrested in
Worcester and the total amount of fines was R 267 150, issued at these
roadblocks.
Meanwhile also during the
roadblocks authorities tested a speed of 12 879 vehicles, which they prosecuted
1629 drivers for exceeding the different speed limit.
Provincial Traffic Chief Kenny
Africa said the highest speed recorded in the Western Cape recorded since
Friday was 169km/hour in a 120km zone, on the N1 near Brackenfell.
Africa said 159km/hour in a
100km zone on the N2 near Mosselbay, 102km/hour in an 80km zone in Knysna.
Africa added that there was
only one fatality recorded, that was a passenger in a light motor vehicle that
died Friday evening on the roads between Worcester and Robertson.
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