An intoxicated Bolt driver reported a vehicle hijacked after damaging the vehicle and assaulting its occupants. Image: Reaction Unit South Africa
Drunk Bolt driver reports fake hijacking after crashing vehicle
A drunk Bolt driver reported a fake hijacking after damaging the vehicle he was driving and assaulting the occupants
An intoxicated Bolt driver reported a vehicle hijacked after damaging the vehicle and assaulting its occupants. Image: Reaction Unit South Africa
Members of Reaction Unit South Africa (RUSA) recovered a vehicle that was reportedly hijacked on 30 November 2022.
Bolt driver reports hijacking
At around 16:00, four residents of Phoenix arrived at the RUSA headquarters asking for assistance in a hijacking.
The owner of a Taxify (now Bolt) Toyota Etios sedan reported to reaction officers that his driver was intoxicated but managed to contact him and report that armed men had hijacked him.
Officers interviewed the intoxicated driver, who told them he had been attacked while en route to fetch a passenger and hijacked.
He pointed out injuries he allegedly sustained in the incident.
Vehicle located – with a whole different story to tell
While they searched the area, reaction officers advised the owner to report the hijacking to the South African Police Service (SAPS).
After a brief search, the vehicle was located at a residence on Jackal Road – Waterloo.
The occupants of the vehicle denied hijacking the car and handed the keys over to reaction officers.
They explained that the intoxicated driver had transported them to the airport to drop off a passenger.
He was unable to drive back in his state and extensively damaged the back of the car.
Intoxicated driver jumps out of moving vehicle
One of the occupants of the vehicle placed the driver into the passenger seat and proceeded to drive away.
While the occupant, who took over driving the vehicle, was driving, the Taxify (Bolt) driver jumped out of the moving vehicle.
When the occupants stopped to assist him, he opened the trunk, removed a wheel spanner, and attacked them.
One of the men pointed out the head injuries he sustained during the assault.
Both men then sped off when attacked leaving the driver behind.
They proceeded to drive the vehicle to their residence expecting it to be fetched when he sobered up.
No criminal case was registered, and the recovered vehicle was handed back to the owner.
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