Speedster ‘invited’ to hand himself in

THE ROAD Traffic Management Corporation has “invited” a motorist filmed speeding at more than 300km per hour to hand himself over to the police.

In a tweet, the corporation said it knew who the motorist was and had his Midrand address.

“The speeding motorist has been identified by our traffic authorities. He must come forward and present himself or we will visit him at his place of residence in Midrand.”

The video of the speeding Audi TTS went viral on social media when crime activist Yusuf Abramjee posted it recently.

It is understood the video was filmed on a section of the N1 in Johannesburg.

Meanwhile, the RTMC also revealed the top speeds that motorists had been nabbed doing during the festive season.

The fastest speed was recorded in the Free State, where a motorist was arrested for driving at 248km/h on the R730 highway in Welkom. He was driving in a 100km/h zone at the time.

The second fastest speed was also in the Free State, at 221km/h on the N1. This was followed by 220km/h on the N4 highway in Gauteng on December 3 last year. – IOL