Limpopo soccer crash driver appears
2013-02-22 19:42
Johannesburg - The 36-year-old man accused of killing
four soccer players when his bakkie crashed into their minibus taxi appeared in
the Mankweng Magistrate's Court on Friday, Limpopo police said.
Mahlodi James Machete's case was postponed to 22 March
for further investigations, police spokesperson Moses Molepo said.
"We are still waiting for blood samples," said
Molepo.
He is out on R2 000 bail.
He was charged with murder, drunken driving, and giving
incorrect information to police following the accident in November last year.
Machete allegedly crashed into the side of the minibus
taxi transporting 25 members of the Polokwane City football club.
The taxi landed on its side in the path of oncoming
traffic, where a bus carrying Zion Christian Church members slammed into it.
Khomotso Mpaketsane, Mojalefa Mphuthi, Koketso Takalo,
and Benjamin Nthete were killed.
When Mahlodi was arrested he allegedly told police his
name was Sammy Maepa.
- SAPA
