POLICE CALLED TO MILITARY ROAD OVER SUSPICIONS ELDERLY DRIVER WAS DRUNK

Fears that an elderly man had been drink driving led to Police being called to Military Road yesterday evening (Thursday). Officers were deployed to the scene near Chale at 18:12 when a concerned member of the public alerted Police to a suspected drink driver. Island Echo understand that the male – in his 70s – had crashed into a hedge and damaged the wing mirror of his car, before nearly colliding with another vehicle. The driver said to those present that he had consumed 2 glasses of Processco with his dinner. Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary has confirmed that the driver completed a roadside breath test, which returned a negative result. No arrests were made.