A KwaZulu-Natal motorist is in custody after allegedly crashing into a car while driving under the influence, assaulting a Road Traffic Inspectorate RTI officer and injuring another in a reckless attempt to flee the scene.
The KwaZulu-Natal transport and human settlements department, said a distressed female motorist had alerted the Road Traffic Inspectorate team that a drunk driver had collided with her vehicle and fled the scene.
The department's spokesperson, Ndabezinhle Sibiya, said the RTI team spotted and stopped the speeding white Mahindra bakkie on Dr Chota Motala Road northbound near Pietermaritzburg and when confronted, the driver assaulted the RTI officer and fled.