A 35-year-old Blue Bulls rugby player was arrested early on Monday morning when he drove into a police vehicle near the Petroport, north of Pretoria, police said on Monday.
”He was so drunk he could not even stand properly,” police spokesperson Inspector Paul Ramatoko said.
The player smashed his Audi A4 into the police vehicle, writing it off, while intelligence officers were arresting four would-be robbers.
”He was only slightly injured, but we believe he might have been driving as fast as 170kph,” Ramatoko said.
The player was arrested and charged with drunk driving and reckless and negligent driving. He was to appear in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
Ramatoko said the four alleged robbers arrested — including a Soweto police sergeant — were believed to have stopped next to the road to apply muti before a robbery.
Police recovered three 9mm pistols and two vehicles, he said. — Sapa