Sir, you can’t park your car there

RIET RIVER – A man suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol crashed his vehicle in a ditch on Neptune Drive in Riet River on Saturday morning.

RUSA reaction officers were dispatched to the scene at approximately 09:39. On arrival, officers discovered a blue Toyota RXI lying on its side in an excavation site next to the road. The heavily intoxicated driver was freed from the wreckage by the public prior to the arrival of First Responders.

It was alleged that the vehicle ran over a pedestrian in the vicinity of Trenance Park and was fleeing the scene when the driver crashed into the ditch. Reaction officers searched for the injured pedestrian without success. The Verulam SAPS are in attendance and investigating further.