Johannesburg - A drunk driver slammed into a Johannesburg
metro police officer on the N1, killing him, a spokesperson said on Sunday.
He died in hospital shortly before 04:00 on Sunday,
Superintendent Edna Mamonyane said.
"We are in a cloud of sadness."
The officer had stopped a car for a traffic violation at
the Buccleuch interchange on the N1 North on Saturday night.
“The officer went to open his boot to take out his file.
A drunk driver came and slammed into the officer from behind, sandwiching the
officer between his patrol car and the drunk driver’s Mercedes-Benz.”
The officer was airlifted to Milpark Hospital, where he
died. He was 38 and married with two children.
The drunk driver called two women to the scene, while he
was taken to hospital for blood alcohol tests.
While metro police were busy at the scene, the two women
arrived.
“They began removing evidence from the drunk driver’s car
like alcohol.”
They were immediately arrested for defeating the ends of
justice.
The driver would face charges of culpable homicide,
reckless or negligent driving, and drinking and driving.
“We know as law enforcers that when we leave home to go
to work we are never guaranteed that we will go back home. It becomes very
sad when we are now one less,” Mamonyane said.
