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Centre Put Brakes Drunk Drivers Limpopo

GCIS / SAnewsRef: https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/centre-put-brakes-drunk-drivers-limpopo

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The document is a SAnews news article (dated Monday, 11 April 2011) reporting the official opening of an Alcohol Evidence Centre in Polokwane, Limpopo. It states the centre will help law enforcement determine breath alcohol levels using advanced equipment and a breathalyser test room, with tests based on a legal limit of 0.24 milligrams per 1 000 millilitres of breath. The article says the centre is a South African Breweries initiative funded at R1 million, and that it is expected to increase successful prosecutions of drunk drivers.

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Alcohol Evidence Centre

Law enforcement officials and traffic officers can use the centre's advanced equipment and breathalyser test room to determine the breath alcohol levels of motorists suspected of driving under the influence. A single breath sample is used, and drivers found over the legal limit may be arrested, charged and prosecuted.

Who it is for: Law enforcement officials and traffic officers testing motorists suspected of driving under the influence
How to act on it: Traffic officers conduct alcohol tests in the breathalyser test room using a single breath sample.

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The centre has the necessary equipment that makes it easy for law enforcement officials to collect evidence in cases involving people caught driving under the influence.

Facts

Places

Limpopo, Polokwane Local Municipality

Reference

https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/centre-put-brakes-drunk-drivers-limpopo

Amounts

R 1 000 000

Key Takeaways

Official opening: Alcohol Evidence Centre in Polokwane, Limpopo
Date of article: Monday, 11 April 2011
Opening day: Tuesday (relative to the article date)
Funding/centre cost: R1 million
Initiative: South African Breweries
Purpose: increase successful prosecution of drunk drivers
Method: advanced equipment using a single breath sample
Test room: breathalyser test room for traffic officers
Legal alcohol limit mentioned: 0.24 milligrams per 1 000 millilitres of breath
If over limit: driver arrested, charged and prosecuted
Programme start: drive began in November 2008; ten centres established at R1 million each
Arrests reported: more than 9 000 people arrested for driving under the influence between Oct 2009 and Oct 2010
Expected inspection: Limpopo Roads and Transport MEC Pinky Kekana
SAnews
South African Breweries
Provincial Roads and Transport Department (Limpopo)
Thesan Moodley
Vincent Maphai
Pinky Kekana
BuaNews
Roads and Transport MEC (Limpopo)