A 23-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after a crash on Racecourse Roundabout during the early hours of this morning (Tuesday).
Police were called at 00:40 to reports of a single vehicle collision on the A3054.
A Citroen Saxo appears to have continued straight on, crashing into the middle of the large roundabout causing damage to street furniture.
Hampshire Constabulary have confirmed that a 23-year-old man from Ryde has been arrested on suspicion of driving a vehicle when alcohol level above limit.
He remains in custody at this time.
No one was injured in the incident.
UPDATE @ 13:26 – 24-year-old Samuel Corney of Ashey Road, Ryde, has been charged with the offence of driving a motor vehicle whilst over the prescribed limit – drink driving. He blew 86 microgrammes in 100 millilitres of breath, the legal limit being 35.
He will appear before the Isle of Wight Magistrates Court in Newport on 15th October.
Street furniture.! .. Lol.. He knocked over a dumped arm chair…. Lmao
Looks like the same idiot trying to nick cars last week in south wight
Have you seen pictures of the driver then? Or are you just making up lies so it seems like you know what’s going on? All I see is a photo of a Saxo…
Drinking and driving is sadly on the rise everywhere,and why is that ,because morons like this one have realised there’s no police presence anymore.
Thank God no one was hurt…takeaway his license
That’s if they have a licence. IoW cops have just nicked another disqualified driver
Why drink and drive home?when he could have smoked a joint and flew home…