Online Reporter
Zvikomborero Parafini
A SOUTH AFRICAN duo and their Zimbabwean accomplice were yesterday fined for disturbing the flow of traffic at an accident scene in Chitungwiza where 17 people died in July.
The three — Cooper Daniel Colin (33), Pretorius Walter James Seymour (51) and Germishuizen Danica (23) — pleaded guilty to the offence when they appeared before Harare magistrate Vakai Chikwekwe.
The three were ordered to pay a fine of US$200 each or risk four months imprisonment.
The court heard that Seymour is a crash Data Forensic analyst while Danica is a crash Data Forensic expert.
The two, who are based in Johannesburg, came into Zimbabwe on August 20 and were issued with Business Visas by the Department of Immigration.
The purpose of their visit was to investigate an accident crime scene at St Mary’s Bridge Chitungwiza, where 17 people perished.
The duo teamed up with Colin and proceeded to the accident scene, where upon arrival they started marking the scrap marks using paint and a tape measure.
In so doing, the three were obstructing the movement of traffic from Harare CBD to Chitungwiza, thereby causing a traffic jam.
They were arrested by Chief Inspector Mapepa who was also driving along the same road after they failed to give a satisfactory explanation as to why they were performing that task without informing the local authorities.
