Nearly 500 drunk drivers nabbed in Eastern Cape crackdown

A morning jog ended tragically for a couple in Cape Town, South Africa. While they were running along the waterfront promenade, they were hit by a car driven by a drunk driver. The dramatic situation was captured on security camera footage. Both runners suffered injuries.

Nearly 500 drunk drivers nabbed in Eastern Cape crackdown

A major drunk driving crackdown in the Eastern Cape has seen close to 500 motorists arrested. Law enforcement arrested 249 of them over the Easter weekend alone. CRACKDOWN ON DRUNK DRIVING The province launched the operation to clamp down on reckless driving and stop the deadly trend of drunk driving crashes. Traffic authorities say the O.R. Tambo District remains the biggest hotspot, with 113 arrests made since Thursday, 17 April 2025. Other di…

Two people died in accidents over the long weekend.

This time, the uniformed officers weren't bored either, as many drivers got behind the wheel drunk.

During the Easter holiday period, the authorities arrested 59 drivers who were driving under the effects of alcohol, according to the Minister of Public Works, Romeo Rodríguez. The most serious cases included a 44-year-old driver in Ahuachapán, who recorded 516 degrees of alcohol in the anti-doping test; another in Chalatenango [...] The post 59 dangerous drivers detained during Easter in El Salvador appeared first on Diario Digital Cronio de El…