Speedy cop

Cape Town’s police were left with red faces when a person stopped for illegal drag racing on the city’s streets turned out to be one of their own officers. A stretch of road in the city is used frequently for illegal drag racing, which the police in Cape Town are keen to crack down on due to concerns over safety. The officer has been given disciplinary charges by his employers as well as criminal charges over his dangerous driving.
June 27, 2016 Read time: 1 min
Cape Town’s police were left with red faces when a person stopped for illegal drag racing on the city’s streets turned out to be one of their own officers. A stretch of road in the city is used frequently for illegal drag racing, which the police in Cape Town are keen to crack down on due to concerns over safety. The officer has been given disciplinary charges by his employers as well as criminal charges over his dangerous driving.

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