TimesLIVE reports that an off-duty Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) officer is suspected of having been the influence of alcohol when he rolled a metro van while transporting three people at the weekend.  

The officer works in the JMPD's bylaw management department.  JMPD spokesperson Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar said the accident happened on Sunday and the vehicle overturned on Randfontein Road in Glen Ridge, Soweto.  “All three male civilians who were inside the van were injured, as was the off-duty officer, and (all) had to be taken to various hospitals,” he advised.  The officer was charged with reckless and negligent driving and will also be charged for misconduct.  The accident is being investigated internally and it is suspected that the officer was driving under the influence of alcohol.

• Read the original of the report in the above regard by Iavan Pijoos at TimesLIVE

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