{"id":47102,"date":"2024-02-06T12:50:39","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T10:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/cars-crash-into-cafe-20240205\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T22:09:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T20:09:21","slug":"cars-crash-into-cafe-20240205","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/cars-crash-into-cafe-20240205\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspected drunk driver granted bail following double collision in Newlands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A 35-year-old man suspected of drunk driving was released on bail following his arrest in Newlands on Saturday 3 February. <\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>This comes after a Land Rover and Volkswagen collided on the corner of Kildare Road and Main Street around 15:00, leading to a secondary crash into a nearby Italian restaurant. This disastrous motor accident marked a near miss as no deaths and only minor injuries were recorded.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The initial collision sent the two vehicles over the curb of the traffic circle located on Kildare Road before making impact with the adjacent building.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>A 35-year-old man suspected of drunk driving was released on bail following his arrest in Newlands on Saturday 3 February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This comes after a Land Rover and Volkswagen collided on the corner of Kildare Road and Main Street around 15:00, leading to a secondary crash into a nearby Italian restaurant. This disastrous motor accident marked a near miss as no deaths and only minor injuries were recorded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initial collision sent the two vehicles over the curb of the traffic circle located on Kildare Road before making impact with the adjacent building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was confirmed by Claremont police\u2019s Vispol commander Lt Col Marnus Fourie: \u201cThe 35-year-old male driver was arrested on the scene for reckless and negligent driving and suspected drunken driving.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_84c75059\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"drunk driving\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/10603\/1050f5e7ea724c2588a653dff0da657f.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/5e9ffaca05c944368e9adf62cae62980.jpg\" title=\"A local source said the crash caused damage to the railing outside the restaurant, shattering the property\u2019s glass door.\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">A local source said the crash caused damage to the railing outside the restaurant, shattering the property\u2019s glass door.<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The man was detained at Claremont police station before being released on court bail, or \u201cafter hours bail application\u201d later that same day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fourie further confirmed damage was sustained to both vehicles and property. A local source, who wished to remain anonymous, told <span>People\u2019s Post <\/span>the driver of the Volkswagen was a woman who sustained injuries to her chest, \u201cwhile the male driver just had cuts to his temple and a black eye. 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