Mzansi’s popular Tazz driver do not have to worry about criminal charges

DURBAN – No charges have been brought against Sandy-Lee Ward, the driver of a Toyota Tazz who pursued a robber who stole her handbag and hit him with her car at the Bluff, south of Durban (KwaZulu-Natal Province). CCTV footage of the incident shows two men approaching Ward’s vehicle at a boom gate next to a petrol station. They open the driver’s door and snatch her bag. Their attempt to steal the car is foiled when another motorist tries to run them over, resulting in the two men fleeing. One jumps into a waiting car while the other cuts across the petrol station forecourt and heads for the road. Ward, however, reacts immediately and drives after the fleeing suspect. He runs across a centre island and the car hits him. He flies into the air and lands a few metres away. The Tazz, which leaves the ground for a second as it hits the island, lands safely on the road. The incident occurred in view of police who were at the petrol station. Mzansi has welcomed the NPA’s decision to leave Ward alone: one reacted: “I am so pleased there were no charges against her; she deserves to be free.”