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Volume 107
Donderdag 31 Mei 2012
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Reckless driver charged Lise Beyers
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A GROUND-BREAKING case of negligent driving was laid at Paarl police station this week, in an effort to bring such drivers before a court of law. And it was the Western Cape minister of transport and public works himself, Robin Carlisle, who accompanied the complainant to officially lay the charge. Terrance Debrick and his wife Mary were travelling from Robertson to Cape Town on the afternoon of 6 May, when they were stunned by a driver who was blatantly breaking many rules of the road on the winding Du Toit’s Kloof pass. Terrance, who was the pas- CHARGED. Motorist Terrance Debrick (centre) officially lays a charge against a reckless driver which he encounsenger in the car, said that near tered in Du Toit’s Kloof Pass. Accompanying him to the Paarl police station is the Western Cape minister the summit of the pass, they no- of transport and public works, Robin Carlisle (left), and Western Cape traffic chief, Kenny Africa. Pic: Lise Beyers ticed a red Toyota parked next to the road. Shortly thereafter, the same vehicle overtook them at high speed, on a solid line. Further down the pass, Terrance again saw the same vehicle overtaking another vehicle on a solid line. He then decided to capture evidence of this reckless driving on his cellphone. “It was shocking to see in what a dangerous manner the driver of this vehicle was driving.” Hereafter, Terrance personally contacted Carlisle’s office to report the incident. Carlisle advised him to make a case at the closest police office, being Paarl. “I have repeatedly made the call to members of the public to record and report incidents of reckless driving and have been very pleased by the Debricks’ decision to become actively involved in this crucial aspect of our NEGLIGENT. This photograph which Terrance Debrick took of a red vehicle driving negligently Safely Home Campaign,” Minister Carlisle on Du Toit’s Kloof Pass, shows clearly how the driver broke the rules of the road. said. “We want good drivers to report bad drivtaking photos of them, or filming them.” case will be recorded, and if evidence such ers before they kill innocent road users, and The owner of the suspect vehicle is WC as photographs are at hand, a case can be themselves. Douwland from Kuils River. made with the police. “But we also want reckless drivers to The public can call a 24-hour hotline 021 A police spokesperson, Capt Louise du know that when they are about to do some812 4581/2 to report any cases of negligent Plessis, said that as with all cases, they thing illegal on the roads, they must look driving. would investigate this one to the full extent around not only for traffic officers, but also The department said that although im- of their abilities, hopefully bringing the culfor other motorists, who may very well be mediate action cannot always be taken, the prit before a court of law.