Hit-and-run accused released on warning following womanâs death
By Velani Ludidi
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Cape Town â A 31-year-old man was released on a warning after being arrested over the death of a 21-year-old woman in Somerset West.
Jonathan Coetzee was allegedly drunk when he knocked down Chandre Visser with the Silver Toyota Fortuner he was driving on Saturday just after 11pm. Visser was with a friend in Victoria Road in Somerset West.
Coetzee fled the scene but witness Bjorn Henri chased after the driver and managed to stop him in Macassar, about 10km from the scene.
âShe flew about 80m and landed badly on the ground,â said Henri. âI was with my family and I noticed that the driver did not stop, so I chased after him.â