Overview
- RTI Park Rynie officers stopped a state vehicle during routine checks, then pursued it when the driver allegedly fled.
- Officers arrested the unnamed senior provincial employee and recovered a firearm along with alcohol from the vehicle.
- Police reported finding another intoxicated man and a 17-year-old girl among the passengers.
- The suspect faces charges of drunk driving, reckless driving, speeding, failing to stop, and possession of a firearm while intoxicated, and remains held at Scottburgh Police Station after bail was denied.
- MEC Siboniso Duma praised the arrest and urged conviction and disciplinary action, while the provincial Health Department launched an internal investigation and said the vehicle was impounded.