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Wedding car clocks 170km/h

2008-12-17 22:56

Cape Town - A driver hired to transport a groom and bride to a wedding was arrested for reckless driving after clocking 170km/h in a residential area, Cape Town metro police said on Wednesday.

Principal Inspector Merle Lourens said police arrested the driver on Tuesday after the BMW he was driving was caught on camera three times doing 164km/h, 154km/h and 170km/h in a 60km/h zone in Goodwood on Saturday.

"While the bride and groom were tying the knot, the driver decided to take the car for a spin," she said in a statement on Wednesday.

"Travelling at such great speeds in a busy residential area is reckless in the extreme and seems to indicate that this young man has no respect for other road users or even for someone else's property, because he was driving a hired vehicle." A police docket for the three separate charges of reckless and/or negligent driving had been opened at the Goodwood police.

"The words of the song: 'Pull out the stopper, let's have a whopper, but get me to the church on time' were particularly relevant in this case, because the driver seems to have been far too enthusiastic in 'pulling out the stopper'", Lourens said.

- SAPA

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