Staff Reporter.
A 36-year-old woman has been arrested after she was clocked driving at 220km/h in a red VW Golf 7 on the N4 East highway in Gauteng.
The speedster was handcuffed by the Gauteng Traffic Police High Speed Unit on Friday night.
It is unclear why the woman was speeding.
Gauteng Traffic Police Spokesperson Sello Maremane said the woman was detained at Bronkhorstspruit police station.
“She is facing charges relating to reckless and negligent driving with an alternative charge of driving in excess of the prescribed speed limit of 120 km per hour. The speedster is expected to appear in Bronkhorstspruit Magistrate’s Court shortly,” Maremane said.
The Gauteng Traffic Police High Speed Unit has been successful in clamping down on speedsters due to the use of the latest technological devices during their operations such as the moving violation recorders (MVR).”
Maremane urged road users to adhere to the prescribed speed limits on Gauteng’s major routes.
According to Maremane, the MVR records the average speed measured over a minimum of 500 metres.
The event is recorded and downloaded for investigation and prosecution purposes.
In a separate incident five people died in a head-on collision between two vehicles on the N2 between Peddie and Makhanda on Friday afternoon.
The accident occurred when a VW Polo crashed into an Iveco midibus.
According to Eastern Cape Department of Transport spokesperson Unathi Binqose, there were five people in the VW Polo and 23 in the Iveco.
“All five occupants [in] the VW Polo died on the scene,” Binqose added.
Peddie police have opened a case of culpable homicide for investigation.