Drunk drivers “return to their bad habits” even after they have been arrested because cases take too long to finalise.
This according to City of Cape Town Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security‚ Jean-Pierre Smith‚ who said on Monday‚ that it was another weekend “of shocking drunk driving statistics”.
The City of Cape Town’s Traffic Service arrested 179 suspects and issued 1‚097 fines for various offences over the past four days.
Among those arrested were 117 motorists for driving under the influence of alcohol‚ 56 for outstanding warrants‚ and six others on a range of charges including possession of drugs‚ riotous behaviour‚ reckless and negligent driving‚ and possession of dangerous weapons‚ the City said in a statement.
“The sad reality is that many of these motorists who are caught simply return to their bad habits because cases take so long to finalise and many are eventually thrown out. We will continue seeing this type of flagrant disregard for the law as long as the system allows it or until we get to a point where we can once more publicly shame these individuals‚” Smith said.
The City’s Law Enforcement Department also arrested 30 suspects on various charges‚ including malicious damage to property and possession of drugs‚ stolen property and dangerous weapons. Officers also confiscated 521 litres of alcohol and 175 CDs‚ impounded two vehicles used for illegal dumping‚ executed 65 warrants‚ and issued fines for littering‚ dumping and other offences totalling just over R36‚000.
“Illegal dumping continues to be a massive headache for our enforcement agencies‚ but also for the members of the public affected by it. Not only is it an eyesore‚ but illegal dumping poses a health hazard which the culprits are either oblivious to or simply don’t care about. Hopefully the fact that we’ve now started impounding vehicles used in illegal dumping will help turn the tide‚” Smith added.
“The Metro Police Department arrested 44 more suspects during their weekend operations – the bulk of them for drug-related offences.
“Officers also confiscated various quantities of drugs‚ including 133 packets of tik‚ as well as a homemade zip gun and nearly R16‚000 in cash‚” the City’s statement read.
Cases take so long to finalise‚ drunk drivers return to old habits
Drunk drivers “return to their bad habits” even after they have been arrested because cases take too long to finalise.
This according to City of Cape Town Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security‚ Jean-Pierre Smith‚ who said on Monday‚ that it was another weekend “of shocking drunk driving statistics”.
The City of Cape Town’s Traffic Service arrested 179 suspects and issued 1‚097 fines for various offences over the past four days.
Among those arrested were 117 motorists for driving under the influence of alcohol‚ 56 for outstanding warrants‚ and six others on a range of charges including possession of drugs‚ riotous behaviour‚ reckless and negligent driving‚ and possession of dangerous weapons‚ the City said in a statement.
“The sad reality is that many of these motorists who are caught simply return to their bad habits because cases take so long to finalise and many are eventually thrown out. We will continue seeing this type of flagrant disregard for the law as long as the system allows it or until we get to a point where we can once more publicly shame these individuals‚” Smith said.
The City’s Law Enforcement Department also arrested 30 suspects on various charges‚ including malicious damage to property and possession of drugs‚ stolen property and dangerous weapons. Officers also confiscated 521 litres of alcohol and 175 CDs‚ impounded two vehicles used for illegal dumping‚ executed 65 warrants‚ and issued fines for littering‚ dumping and other offences totalling just over R36‚000.
“Illegal dumping continues to be a massive headache for our enforcement agencies‚ but also for the members of the public affected by it. Not only is it an eyesore‚ but illegal dumping poses a health hazard which the culprits are either oblivious to or simply don’t care about. Hopefully the fact that we’ve now started impounding vehicles used in illegal dumping will help turn the tide‚” Smith added.
“The Metro Police Department arrested 44 more suspects during their weekend operations – the bulk of them for drug-related offences.
“Officers also confiscated various quantities of drugs‚ including 133 packets of tik‚ as well as a homemade zip gun and nearly R16‚000 in cash‚” the City’s statement read.
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