Drunken drivers tally increases to 122 and 10 144 speedsters fined
Published: January 02, 2022<< BACK TO NEWS
Heralding in 2022 by overindulging too much, resulted in a dozy
start for a Gqeberha taxi driver when he was stopped for disregarding a traffic
light and unsuccessfully tried to flee. The man, who is remanded until he appears
in court tomorrow, was found to have a blood alcohol level of 1.24 g per 100 ml
and had no form of identification on him.
Knowing he was hopelessly intoxicated and did not have a
driver’s license and a professional driver’s permit resulted in the suspect
deciding to escape the traffic law enforcement officials. His plans were short-lived
when the taxi, with four passengers in it, was stopped in the vicinity of
Uitenhage Road and Ambrose Street at 10:45am on New Years Day.
Member of the Mayoral Committee for Safety and Security
Lawrence Troon says an additional thirteen drunken drivers were arrested on Saturday,
bringing the New Years Day tally to fourteen culprits.
"This is in addition to the 102 drunken drivers arrested by Traffic
Law Enforcement since 1 December and the six offenders by Metro Police, which means
that we arrested a total of 122 individuals to date for driving under the
influence of illegal substances.
"A total of 10 144 motorists were fined for speeding since
the beginning of December.
"I would like to commend the hard work of our officials as
they stepped up to the plate to work towards greater road safety and our Metro
Police concentrated on crime prevention strategies.
"Unfortunately we had four deaths emanating from three fatal
accidents. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of the deceased. We trust
that our efforts to curb road deaths will pay off as the rest of January still
lays ahead of us,” MMC Troon said.
The drunken taxi driver was taken to the Mount Road Police
Station and will appear in court on Monday, 3 January.
Ends
Issued on behalf of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality by
Media Management Officer Kupido Baron (082 780 2726 / 041 506 1500 / kbaron@mandelametro.gov.za /
@kupidobaron).
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