Rider 'Rushing To Mum' At 234km/h

A Gauteng traffic police spokesperson said the man was arrested just before 11am on the off-ramp outside Pretoria.

Rushing to mum's side

Nxumalo said: "He was travelling with his girlfriend on a blue Kawasaki ZX and claimed he was rushing to his mother in Pretoria who claimed to be having a panic attack."

The man was charged with reckless and negligent driving with an alternative charge of exceeding the general speed limit of 120km/h, Nxumalo said.

He was released on R1000 (around Rs 3700) bail and will appear in Lyttleton Magistrate's Court.