A Cape Town police officer was caught allegedly driving drunk after speeding down a busy road before crashing into a pole.
Witnesses say the man driving a police van sped down 6th Avenue in Eastridge, Mitchells Plain, on Friday at 7pm.
He allegedly hit a signpost after swerving to avoid a taxi that had stopped at a pedestrian crossing near Cherry Lane.
The cop was dressed in work boots and pants, with a casual green T-shirt.
Police have confirmed that the officer, attached to the Public Order Policing in Faure, has been arrested on a charge of drunk driving.
A concerned resident says the cop van was “littered with liquor bottles, and the cop could barely stand up straight”.
The resident says the policeman was staggering up and down the street, slurring his words as he swore at onlookers as they took photos and videos on their cellphones.
A witness explains: “He was walking around swearing at the people while they were taking pictures of him, telling the people, ‘ja, julle vat foto's, ek skiet julle in julle ma se * ***’ (Yes, you taking pictures, I will shoot you in your mother's vagina).”
In a short video clip shown to the Daily Voice, the man can be seen standing near his van, looking dazed and confused, squinting bloodshot eyes.
