The Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department ORTIA Officers intercepted a 20-year-old female for driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor.
EMPD Specialised Services Officers while on patrol conducting law enforcement on Jones Road came across a vehicle facing on coming traffic.
Officers made a U-turn to go and inspect, upon arrival Officers found a wreckage of vehicle parts on the roadway. Officers also noticed that the vehicle had three occupants inside and immediately called for emergency services.
Officers requested the driver to step outside, as she stepped out of the vehicle Officers could see that she could not walk straight, upon questioning the driver Officers could smell the odour of alcohol from her breath.
Officers took the driver and one passenger who was slightly injured to Sangweni clinic in Thembisa for a check up and for a blood sample to be drawn from the driver. The other passenger was transported to Tambo Memorial Hospital.
The intoxicate female driver was marched to ORTIA police station to be detained, she is expected to appear in the Kempton Park Magistrate Court soon.
