Centurion man arrested for drunk driving after crashing into police station
Getting arrested for driving under the influence is often as a result of police actions during operations. But sometimes the police do not even have to go and look for arrests, especially not when the driver crashes into their own police station.
The South African Police Service (SAPS)'s Captain Colette Weilbach says the police arrested a motorist on Thursday for driving under the influence of alcohol.
This after he crashed into detective offices with his Land Rover.
At about 17:15 a Lyttelton Manor resident allegedly crashed into his gate at his home in Langebrink Road behind the Lyttelton police station. It is suspected that he passed out with his foot on the petrol pedal.
The vehicle picked up momentum and crashed through his wall into his neighbour’s yard and through his neighbour’s wall at the back. He drove over the busy Clifton Avenue while miraculously missing all oncoming traffic. He then crashed through the police station’s fence and right into some detective offices.
Luckily no one was in the offices and no one was injured. The driver was also without any injuries.
The detective buildings were badly damaged. Dockets had to be removed to another safe building. Some of the offices are without electricity as the power box was also damaged.
The middle-aged man was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and will appear in court soon.