Two friends arrested for drunk driving after Porsche Taycan hits traffic vehicle

An alleged drunk driver in a supercar hit a traffic vehicle, and then proceeded to call a friend to the scene who was allegedly driving drunk too.

The duo was among 291 arrests made by the City’s enforcement services in the past week.

The City said after 6:40am on Saturday, a Traffic Officer on patrol along FW De Klerk Boulevard spotted a Porsche Taycan driving up behind him at high speed.

The officer tried to switch lanes, but the driver clipped his vehicle and sped off.

“After a high speed chase, the officer managed to force the driver to a stop in the vicinity of Century City. 

“The 25-year-old driver’s breathalyser test confirmed that he was nearly three times over the legal limit,” the City said. 

He was arrested for driving under the influence, reckless and negligence driving, fleeing an accident scene, failing to comply with a lawful instruction and damage to council property.

The Porsche was impounded in terms of the City’s Traffic by-law.

In a plot twist, a friend, also 25, who the fleeing suspect called after the accident, arrived on scene only to be arrested for drunk driving too.

“This incident is a near carbon copy of an incident in May, when the driver of a yellow Porsche also caused a collision along that same stretch of road. The audacity in this case was at an all-time high, and just more proof that some supercar drivers are among our most problematic categories of road users,” said mayco member for safety and security JP Smith. 

“I want to commend the officers involved for their perseverance in catching the suspect, but also being alert to his equally inebriated friend. May the criminal justice system dish up the appropriate punishment,” said Smith.

In general enforcement efforts over the past week, Traffic Officers made 34 arrests - 27 for driving under the influence, two for reckless and negligent driving and five for various other charges.

They also recorded 63 403 offences, impounded 202 public transport vehicles and executed 2 258 warrants of arrest.

The Public Emergency Communication Centre logged 1 539 incidents. The top categories of assistance required were for medical incidents, by-laws, traffic and 92 incidents of fire.

Emergency call-takers also dispatched assistance for 95 cases of assault, 35 incidents of domestic violence, and 46 motor vehicle and pedestrian accidents.

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