Johannesburg - A Johannesburg metro police officer was arrested for driving drunk after a high-speed car chase which ended in a collision, Johannesburg metro police said on Sunday.
"A metro police officer was arrested last (Saturday) night by the Internal Affairs Unit after he crashed his private car into a parked car on the corner of Main and Ferreira Streets in Rosettenville," said Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar.
Members of the unit spotted a stationary car at a green traffic light close to midnight on Saturday, Minnaar said. They then noticed the driver slumped over the wheel.
When the unit approached the car, the driver woke up and sped away.
"He realised who they were and attempted to flee from the officers by driving through a number of red lights," Minnaar said.
"He drove like crazy to get away from them," he said.
The chase ended when the fleeing officer crashed his car into another vehicle parked on the side of the road, Minnaar said.
Internal Affairs officers then identified the man as a metro police officer.
A breathalyser test showed his blood alcohol volume at 0.6mg per 1000ml of breath, three times over the legal limit.
"A disciplinary investigation will follow," Minnaar said.
