Farmer driving a Mercedes-Benz arrested for speeding at 199km/h in Park Rynie
Traffic crackdown
A farmer was clocked driving 199km/h in a 120km/h zone.
Image: Facebook/KZN Department of Transport
DURING a crackdown on traffic violations, the Park Rynie Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI) team arrested another motorist for excessive speeding. This time, a farmer was clocked travelling at an astonishing 199km/h in a 120km/h zone, marking yet another case in the ongoing Operation #NenzaniLaEzweni.
Earlier today, the KZN Department of Transport released a statement on its Facebook page about a medical doctor, an attorney, and a regional manager for a supermarket chain having been arrested for excessive speeding and reckless driving in the Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality.
The farmer's vehicle.
Image: Facebook/KZN Department of Transport
The medical doctor was clocked at 181km/h in a Ford Ranger Raptor, the attorney at 175km/h in a VW Golf, and the regional manager for Checkers at 170km/h in a white Toyota Corolla Cross.
According to a statement, two of the deputy mayor's bodyguards were also arrested. They are facing charges of reckless driving, illegal use of blue lights, impersonating a police officer, and for carrying a firearm without a firearm licence. The bodyguards were travelling without the deputy mayor, who was in a full council meeting.
Following the farmer's arrest, Siboniso Duma, the MEC for Transport and Human Settlements KZN, said they were restoring law and order across all corners of the province.
"We have introduced the Average Speed-Over-Distance in various road networks and strategically placed two cameras. One at the beginning and one at the end of a designated road stretch. The cameras capture the vehicle's presence at each location, allowing the system to calculate the time it took to travel the distance. We are investing in this technology as part of ending fatalities on our roads, which are caused by speeding and reckless driving.”