Dangerously high breath alcohol level among 57 arrested, a major concern
Published: April 09, 2023<< BACK TO NEWS
"Although the 57 drunken drivers arrested thus far shows a marked decline compared to last Easter’s 72 at this stage, it is extremely concerning that we measured breath alcohol levels of more than 1 mg/l among those arrested”.
Member of the Mayoral Committee for Safety and Security
Lawrence Troon says it is a miracle that these motorists did not cause serious
accidents.
"Considering that the legal limit is a breath alcohol level of
0.24 mg/l or less, it is hard to believe that these individuals could even
walk, let alone operate a vehicle on a public road.
"Our law enforcement operations are still ongoing, and it is
disturbing that there are still people out there risking a criminal record and endangering
lives by driving under the influence of alcohol.
"We are, however, very happy that fatalities on our roads
decreased thus far, and hope that this will prevail. Unfortunately, we had two
pedestrians killed during hit-and-run accidents on our freeways on Friday and
Saturday.
"I am suitably impressed with the great work of our Traffic
Department and the Metro Police in conjunction with the South African Police
Services and the Eastern Cape Traffic Department,” MMC Troon said.
Dangerously high breath alcohol levels of 1.35 mg/l, 1.26 mg/l,
1.14 mg/l and 0.96 mg/l were recorded. The lowest reading was 0.37mg/l.
Of the 57 arrested thus far, the Nelson Mandela Bay
Municipality Traffic Law Enforcement unit arrested 22 and the Metro Police 35.
Money collected for outstanding warrants of arrest amount to
R20 700.
Ends
Issued on behalf of the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality by
Media Management Officer Kupido Baron (082 780 2726 / 041 5061500 / kbaron@mandelametro.gov.za / @kupidobaron).
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