The integrated safely home operations ofpProvincial traffic, municipal traffic an South African Police Service (SAPS) this weekend saw a total of 3250 vehicles stopped at alcohol blitz roadblocks across the province.
One thousand one hundred and seventy (1 170) drivers were screened for being under suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol resulting in a total of 26 arrests.
The highest breath alcohol reading was recorded in the Worcester service area at 1,12mg/1000ml, which is 3,6 times over the legal limit of 0,24mg/1000ml.
One thousand and thirty four (1 034) speeding offences were recorded and a total of 329 fines were issue.
The highest speeds were recorded on the N1 in the Brackenfell service area and were 197km/h in a 120km/h zone and 174km/h in a 80km/h zone respectively.
A roadblock near Vredendal also led to the arrest of a man for the possession of dagga.
On Saturday evening a female pedestrian lost her life on the N2 near Macassar, and a male pedestrian lost his life on the N2 near Mew Way in two separate incidents. On Sunday evening a bus driver lost control of the bus he was driving about 50km outside Laingsburg travelling towards Beaufort West. One passenger died in this incident.
As many rugby supporters are indulging on the weekend during World Cup match times, I urge all road users to be responsible and not get behind the wheel drunk or allow others to do so.
Our traffic officials are taking action against motorists not abiding by the rules of the road. It is our consistent and targeted interventions that are increasing safety on our roads, but ultimately individuals need to stop risking lives by behaving recklessly.
Enquiries:
Dan Plato
Cell: 076 832 5505
Jo Lennox
Cell: 082 7800 242
