Doctor arrested for clocking 180km/h on N12 freeway
18 October 2020 - 15:14
By Nomahlubi Jordaan
Image: 123RF/Le Moal Olivier A Gauteng doctor has been arrested for speeding. He was caught driving at 180km/h.
A 33-year-old medical doctor has been arrested after he was caught speeding on the N12 freeway, east of Johannesburg.
The Ekurhuleni municipality said the driver of the VW Golf GTI hatchback was arrested on Sunday for allegedly clocking 180km/h near Germiston.
“The driver alleged that he was on call and mentioned three far-apart private hospitals [and] public hospitals before he was handcuffed and marched to Bedfordview police station,” the municipality said on Twitter.
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