Mashaba visits families of deceased cops

2 officers killed, 5 people injured after car crash

Johannesburg mayor Herman Mashaba yesterday visited the homes of the two metro police officers killed on Monday night when a suspected drunk driver ploughed into a roadblock they were manning, to pay his respects to the families of the victims.

Accompanied by Michael Sun‚ a member of the mayoral committee for public safety‚ and JMPD chief David Tembe‚ the mayor said it was sad that the two officers had died in such a manner.

“Sun and I are devastated that the city has lost more JMPD officers in such a manner. It is believed that the driver who caused the accident was drunk. Over the course of the past weekend alone‚ JMPD arrested 308 drunk drivers in Johannesburg‚” Mashaba said.

The two female officers‚ Winnie Mokgolo‚ 35‚ and Sophie Ngoasheng‚ 45‚ were fatally injured after a motorist lost control of his vehicle and rammed into a roadblock mounted along Witkoppen Road.

They were declared dead at the scene by Netcare 911 paramedics. The driver was arrested and taken to Sandton police station after blood samples were taken. It was still unclear last night when the driver will appear in court.

“We send our deepest condolences to the families of the deceased officers‚” Mashaba said. He said they would not tolerate reckless and criminal behaviour from motorists.

It is understood that two other female officers‚ two passengers and a driver also sustained serious injuries.