A girl (5) was killed and her mother (22) and a baby were critically injured when a drunk female driver (29) hit them at high speed near Kosmos in Hartbeespoort on Christmas Day.

The impact was so severe that the five-year-old girl’s leg was torn from her body.
According to police spokesperson Colonel Adele Myburgh, the driver of a black Volkswagen Amarok, suspected to be under the influence of alcohol, hit the mother, with a baby in her arms, and her small daughter shortly before 18:00 near the Caribbean Beach Estate.
The vehicle came to a standstill on a low wall in front of another estate.
According to a witness at the scene, community members who witnessed the accident stormed the driver who had gotten out of the vehicle and was trying to get away. “She seemed very intoxicated and unsteady on her feet. Members of the community dragged her back to the accident scene. Emotions ran high. She was pushed back into the vehicle, and community members threw bricks through the windows. She managed to get out again and ran across the road, asking for help. The crowd again dragged her back. The situation got out of control, and security officers of an estate drove her away in a golf cart until police arrived,” the witness said.
Hartbeespoort Emergency Medical Service attended to the mother and baby at the scene. The mother sustained serious head injuries and is in Ga-Rankuwa Hospital. The baby was transported to a hospital in Rustenburg.
Colonel Myburgh said the female driver was arrested for drunken driving at the scene. “Police are investigating a case of culpable homicide. The driver will appear in Brits Magistrates’ Court on Friday.”