Fast Track Court convicts 46 motorists

RTSA Public Relations Manager Mukela Mangolwa

The Fast Track Court on Traffic offences has convicted a total of 46 motorists out of the total 58 cases prosecuted during the third week of July for various traffic offences.

And the court has convicted and charged five motorists for driving under the influence of alcohol contrary to section 157 of the Road Traffic Act 11 of 2002.

Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) Public Relations Manager Mukela Mangolwa has named the five convicted of driving under influence of alcohol as Masha Tembo, who was fined K2, 500, Evans Musanji, Davies Chisanga and Kayeya Mayamiko all of Lusaka.

Mr. Mangolwa says of the 46 convictions, 13 were for dangerous driving, 14 for expired road tax and five for obstruction of road way.

He says statistics have shown that some of these offences continue to be major contributors to road traffic accidents in the country.

Mr. Mangolwa says the agency will not relent in ensuring that road traffic offenders are taken to the fast track court in order to bring sanity on the Zambian roads.