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Moon: I was not drunk

2009-07-01 07:37
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Cape Town - Bafana Bafana right back Bryce Moon tells KickOff.com that he was not drunk at the time of the accident which claimed the life of a pedestrian.

It has been alleged that Moon was on his way back from a Bafana party organised by captain Aaron Mokoena to mark the end of the Confederations Cup. Unconfirmed reports say it was an all-night party, which started on Sunday evening until the early hours of Monday morning.
 
Moon was allegedly reeking of alcohol along with two of his passengers at the time of the accident and that’s why, according to reports, he lost control of his Mercedes Benz and hit Mavis Ncube, who later died in hospital as a result of injuries to her head.
 
The accident occurred at 06:00 on Monday morning at corner Katherine and Grayston Drive in Sandton.
 
KickOff.com has tracked down Moon and he sets the record about the incident.
 
Bryce, what really happened?
It happened on a bend as I was driving from a friend’s place in Sandhurst.
 
So you were not coming from the party?

No, I left the party around 03:00 in the morning, so I was not from there. I was coming from Sandhurst.
 
What actually caused the accident?


I was driving on the curve of a road and I couldn’t see the women. I say women, because they were two. When I suddenly saw them I tried everything I could to avoid hitting them so I tried to drive to an opposite direction, but the confusion was that they both ran in different directions. The lady I hit ran to my direction and unfortunately, I hit her.
 
So did the party go all night as has been reported and did you have something to drink as it is alleged that you were reeking of alcohol and that’s probably the reason you failed to avoid the accident?


I’m not sure if it went all-night, because like I said I left before it finished. As for the alcohol, I did drink two beers at the party, but I was not drunk. The accident was unfortunate because the two ladies ran in different directions and the direction I chose happened to be the one where the lady (Mavis) ran to.
 
We’re told the police have charged you for culpable homicide after taking some blood samples. Is that so?


I’m not sure yet. My dad has gone to the police station and I will know later.
 
So after you were treated for head injuries and discharged, did you manage to speak to Mavis Ncube’s family to clear the air over the matter and offer your condolences?

Not yet, but my dad has spoken to her husband. We will be visiting them soon, but at this stage I’m not sure when that will be.

 

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