Judge in drunk driving crash

JOHHANESBURG – A Pretoria High Court judge was arrested for drunk driving on Friday after he drove into a wall north of Johannesburg, said Sunday Times.

Judge Nkola Motata allegedly resisted arrest and was put in a police car by five metro police officers in Hurlingham, the paper’s early edition reported on Saturday night. Metro police spokesperson chief superintendent Wayne Minnaar confirmed a judge had been arrested for drunk driving charges, but would not name the driver.Minnaar said two female officers on the scene had called for assistance after the judge became non co-operative.Police are investigating a case of drunken driving.The judge is expected to appear in the Randburg magistrate’s court on Monday.Motata was released from the Parkview Police Station after paying R1 000 bail, said the Sunday Times.Motata denied he had been drinking and that he had argued with police officers and resisted arrest.He said he had not been detained or made to pay a fine.He claimed he hit the wall when accidentally reversing after avoiding a reckless and speeding car, said the paper.”I wasn’t drunk at all …I had been with one of my colleagues earlier that night drinking tea.”Witnesses said Motata had tried to start the car a number of times, but that his car keys were confiscated by the owner of the property.Nampa-SapaMetro police spokesperson chief superintendent Wayne Minnaar confirmed a judge had been arrested for drunk driving charges, but would not name the driver.Minnaar said two female officers on the scene had called for assistance after the judge became non co-operative.Police are investigating a case of drunken driving.The judge is expected to appear in the Randburg magistrate’s court on Monday.Motata was released from the Parkview Police Station after paying R1 000 bail, said the Sunday Times.Motata denied he had been drinking and that he had argued with police officers and resisted arrest.He said he had not been detained or made to pay a fine.He claimed he hit the wall when accidentally reversing after avoiding a reckless and speeding car, said the paper.”I wasn’t drunk at all …I had been with one of my colleagues earlier that night drinking tea.”Witnesses said Motata had tried to start the car a number of times, but that his car keys were confiscated by the owner of the property.Nampa-Sapa