A 23-year-old Karoi truck driver who was caught driving with more than double the legal alcohol limit has been sentenced to two years in prison and banned from driving for life.
Nigel Chikomba was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol by the Karoi Magistrates’ Court.
The court heard that on October 7, 2026, police officers on patrol near Chikangwe stopped Chikomba while he was driving a UD 40 truck carrying one passenger.
The officers suspected he was intoxicated and administered a breathalyser test.
The test revealed an alcohol concentration of 215 milligrams per 100 millilitres, against the legal limit of 80 milligrams per 100 millilitres.
He was arrested at the scene and subsequently convicted.
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The court sentenced him to two years in prison, cancelled his driver’s licence and disqualified him from driving all classes of motor vehicles for life. He was remanded in custody to serve his sentence.
The case follows another incident in which the Bulawayo Magistrates’ Court imposed a lifetime driving ban on 33-year-old truck driver Tatenda Janasi.
Janasi was convicted of driving without due care and driving under the influence of alcohol after crashing an Eicher Pro 1075 heavy vehicle into a stationary Toyota Vitz along Nketa Drive, near Chicken Corner, on September 13, 2026.
He had an alcohol concentration of 344 milligrams per 100 millilitres, against a legal limit of 150 milligrams per 100 millilitres.
Janasi was fined US$130 for driving without due care and sentenced to 24 months in prison for drunk driving. He was also banned from driving heavy motor vehicles for life.
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