Police officer flees scene after
accident
March 22,
2017
An allegedly drunk police officer crashed into the back of a
vehicle at an intersection in Fort Jackson on Monday evening before allegedly
fleeing the scene.
The incident occurred just after 8pm on Monday, when two adults
and a toddler travelling in a Renault Clio stopped at a stop sign in Fort
Jackson and were bashed by a police bakkie from behind.
Vehicle owner Noxolo Yekela, who was driving the Clio with her
mother and five-year-old daughter in the back seat, said it could have been a
lot worse for them.
“The police bakkie came at high impact speed, to such an extent
it moved my car from the stop sign to the white line in the middle of the
road,” she said.
“My biggest concern was my daughter who was seated in the back
seat.”
Yekela said the police officer driver of the state vehicle, who
appeared to be drunk, fled the scene.
“Fortunately the police vehicle was branded and it was labelled
Buffalo Flats CSC, which made it easy for us to identify and we called the
station to alert them to what had happened. Eventually they arrived to assess
the scene.”
Police spokeswoman Hazel Mqala confirmed the incident.
“An on-duty police officer was dispatched to the scene and found
the police vehicle unattended after crashing into a light motor vehicle,” said
Mqala.
“The police officer driving the vehicle was nowhere to be found
which is why we cannot confirm whether or not he had been drunk at the time.”
Mqala said that according to a vehicle register the policeman
was on duty at the time but had since taken some days off due to the “shock” of
the accident.
