Makhathini, whose car sustained extensive damage in the incident, faced speculation that she had been drunk after leaving a wedding earlier that day. She has since moved to clarify the circumstances. According to Makhathini, she had been travelling a long distance with a friend and a toddler, who had asked for snacks at the next garage stop.
“When we got to the garage, my friend asked me to zip her up. When I parked the car, I didn’t put it in park. I had my foot on the brake.
I don’t know what happened. “I tried to zip her up, and I don’t know when my foot left the brake for the accelerator. I just remember her saying the car is moving.
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I think my car bounced,” she explained. She admitted to panicking when the car began moving, but stressed that she had not been under the influence of alcohol. “It was so traumatic.
I’m so sorry, guys. I don’t wish it on anyone. I’m sorry for the people who saw the incident happen and for the owner of the garage.
It was an honest mistake. “The owner was so nice – he gave us water and made sure we were OK while talking to the police. I was cooperating fully,” she said.
Makhathini added that she was breathalysed at the scene and cleared of any wrongdoing. “If I was drunk, I would have been arrested on the spot. I was not drunk.
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