Senior politician’s relative arrested for allegedly driving at 222km/h in KZN.
KwaZulu-Natal's Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI) has confirmed the arrest of a motorist who allegedly clocked at 222km/h in a 120km/h zone during an enforcement operation on a provincial highway.
Ndabezinhle Sibiya, the spokesperson for the KZN MEC for Transport and Human Settlements, Siboniso Duma said the driver was intercepted during the #NenzaniLaEzweni operation after being detected driving at excessive speed.
"We have received a report from our highly efficient and no-nonsense RTI Team about an influx of frantic calls from senior government officials, sympathisers, friends, and community leaders," said Sibiya.
Sibiya said there were attempts to influence the process following the arrest, allegedly due to the driver's connection to a senior political figure.
