By REGINALD KANYANE

26 December 2024- A 29-YEAR-OLD motorist is expected to appear before the Brits Magistrate’s Court on 27 December 2022, facing culpable homicide and driving under the influence case. This comes after the motorist’s arrest by the police in Hartbeespoortdam on Wednesday late afternoon, 25 December 2024.

According to the North West police spokesperson, Colonel Adele Mybugh, the police were informed about a black Volkswagen Amarok bakkie that collided with a mother and two children in Kosmos at Simon Bekker Avenue in Hartbeespoortdam. Myburgh said at the accident scene, a girl (5) was certified dead by the Emergency and Medical Rescue Services (EMRS) paramedics.

“The second victim (22), who is the mother of the two children, was taken to a local hospital and admitted with serious head injuries and the third victim, who is a baby girl, was also admitted in hospital in a serious condition,” she said.

Myburgh further said suspect was immediately arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or a drug with a narcotic effect and culpable homicide.

Meanwhile, the acting North West Police Commissioner, Major General Patrick Asaneng, warned motorists to refrain from drinking and driving as the police and other law enforcement agencies will not hesitate to enforce the National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act No. 93 of 1996), to ensure that those who transgress the law are dealt with accordingly as part of road safety management and Safer Festive operations.

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