MOTORCYCLIST NICKED FOR DRINK DRIVING AFTER CRASHING INTO TAXI

A motorcyclist has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after crashing into a taxi in Ryde during the early hours of Sunday morning. The incident occurred at the junction of George Street and Cross Street in the town centre at just gone midnight, when a motorcycle crashed into the side of a Ryde Taxis vehicle before fleeing the scene. The taxi driver followed the rider to Wicks Close in Oakfield, where Police then arrived and detained the individual. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary says that a 36-year-old man from Sandown was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and driving without due care and attention. He has been released under investigation whilst enquiries continue.