Cop’s drunk driving case postponed
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Mpumalanga police commissioner Lt-Gen Mark
Magadlela issued a statement to "put the record straight" on a story
about a confrontation between himself and a reportedly errant fellow policeman.
FILE PHOTO: SAM CLARK
Port Elizabeth - The case of a 45-year-old warrant officer who allegedly
caused an accident while under the influence of alcohol was postponed in the
Port Elizabeth Magistrate's Court, The Hawks said on Monday.
Brigadier Hangwani Mulaudzi said the case was postponed until July 13 as
the court waited for the blood results of Warrant Officer George Lantu to be
released.
The officer was on duty at the time of the accident and using a state
vehicle.
He was arrested on Friday after he tried to flee the scene.
“(He) was restrained by traffic officials until his arrest by police,”
Mulaudzi said.
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