A motorist has been arrested with two of his passengers after two traffic officers were assaulted while trying to arrest the man for suspected drink driving. (from IOL)
It is expected they will appear in the Somerset West Magistrate's Court tomorrow.
The two officers pulled the car over on the R102 near Macassar because it was overloaded. Three men and two women were in the car.
A woman traffic officer talked to the driver and suspected he was drunk, said provincial traffic department spokesman Xenophone Wentzel.
The officer tested the man and found he was over the legal limit. When she tried to arrest him, he swore at her and she called another officer to help her. When the male officer came to the car, the driver slapped the woman officer and then hit the male officer in the face.
The woman officer was unhurt, but the other officer was taken to hospital for stitches to a cut beneath his eye.
It is expected they will appear in the Somerset West Magistrate's Court tomorrow.
The two officers pulled the car over on the R102 near Macassar because it was overloaded. Three men and two women were in the car.
A woman traffic officer talked to the driver and suspected he was drunk, said provincial traffic department spokesman Xenophone Wentzel.
The officer tested the man and found he was over the legal limit. When she tried to arrest him, he swore at her and she called another officer to help her. When the male officer came to the car, the driver slapped the woman officer and then hit the male officer in the face.
The woman officer was unhurt, but the other officer was taken to hospital for stitches to a cut beneath his eye.
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