Court interpreter, teachers, cop among latest drunk driving arrests in KZN

Staff Reporter

Thirty-four motorists were arrested for drunk driving during overnight operations in Ladysmith, KZN, including a court interpreter who has previously assisted non-English speakers in similar cases, and will now represent himself in court on Monday.

The arrests took place on Saturday night into Sunday morning.

Among those arrested were a train driver, shop steward, three teachers, a policeman, a retired policeman, a paramedic, a pharmacist assistant, a bodyguard for Ladysmith’s former mayor, a municipal building control officer, and a taxi driver carrying five family members in his minibus.

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport and Human Settlements Siboniso Duma praised the Road Traffic Inspectorate (RTI) for the operation, saying it averted potential tragedy.

“By and large, many families could be devastated, in pain, planning funerals, and mourners expressing their condolences. But God sent a highly dedicated RTI team to protect families and save KwaZulu-Natal,” Duma said in a statement.

The