A motorist was slapped with a R18,000 speeding fine for clocking 220km\/h, in a 120km\/h zone along the South Coast, the KwaZulu-Natal department of transport said on Monday.<\/p>\n
Transport MEC Mxolisi Kaunda in a statement commended the Park Rynie’s\u00a0Department of Transport\u2019s Road Traffic Inspectorate team\u00a0for arresting Ivan Botha, 28, on August 14, for speeding in a Golf 6 GTI at 220km\/h on the N2 national road.<\/p>\n
Kaunda said in a statement that Botha\u00a0had been\u00a0held in custody at the Scottburgh police station.<\/p>\n
“The Scottburgh\u2019s magistrate today [Monday] handed down a fine of R18 000,” said Kaunda.<\/p>\n
“[This] should be a great lesson to all who endanger our lives.\u00a0Speedsters are like murderers, because at any moment their actions could lead to devastating consequences, including death and maiming of other road users.<\/p>\n
“More so, we commend the great work of the department\u2019s Road Traffic Inspectorate team in the Park Rynie station, who always catch speedsters travelling to the South Coast.\u00a0 It is high time all road users, especially motorists, started taking our call for road safety seriously, and realise that it\u2019s about life and death,” said Kaunda.<\/p>\n
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