Four drivers arrested after alleged street racing and N1 patrol vehicle crash

Ask AI 2 min The road closure had been clearly marked with cones and blue lights when the driver of a BMW M40 allegedly drove through the cones.

Four motorists were arrested in separate incidents on the N1 near Cape Town, including three allegedly involved in a street race and another accused of driving through a road closure while intoxicated.

Three motorists were arrested after an alleged street race from the Cape Town CBD ended with a Mercedes-Benz crashing into a stationary City of Cape Town Highway Patrol vehicle early on Saturday morning, Cape Argus reported.

The incident happened at about 3am while the City’s Highway Unit was attending to a truck crash on the N1 outbound near the Koeberg Interchange.

According to Mayco member for Safety and Security JP Smith, CCTV operators spotted three vehicles allegedly racing from the CBD along FW de Klerk Boulevard.