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A taxi driver has been arrested after he hit a 19-year-old student on a pedestrian crossing.
Jason Kruger is fighting for his life in Netcare Greenacres Hospital after the taxi rammed into him while he was on the crossing at Admiralty and University roads on his bicycle on Tuesday afternoon.
The first-year BA student at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) was dragged behind the vehicle for nearly 30 metres.
The taxi driver, who was presumably intoxicated, was arrested on the scene. Police spokesperson Sergeant Tembi Gwe said he was in custody and will appear in the North End Magistrate's Court on Thursday. He will be charged with reckless and negligent driving, and driving under the influence of alcohol.
http://www.news24.com/News24/South_Africa/News/0,,2-7-1442_2476263,00.html