Sun, 2013-02-17

Arrests on Suspicion of Impaired Driving - Around 11:45am on Saturday, February 16th police and first responders attended a reported single vehicle collision on South Road in Paget near the junction with Happy Talk Lane. It appears that a van was being driven along South Road when the vehicle collided with a wall and overturned.

The driver, a 49 year old Paget man, received minor arm injuries and was treated at the scene by EMTs. He was later arrested on suspicion of impaired driving. Traffic was temporarily diverted away from the scene due to the location of the damaged van.

Inquiries into this collision are ongoing and a court appearance for the van driver is anticipated in due course.

Around 11pm on Friday, February 15th police officers attended a reported damage only collision on Middle Road in Sandys parish near Somerset Bridge. It appears that a car was being driven along Middle Road when it collided with four other cars in the area of the temporary traffic lights.

The driver, a 26 year old Southampton man, was arrested on suspicion of impaired driving. There were no reported injuries; however all five vehicles were damaged, two apparently extensively.

Inquiries into this collision are ongoing and a court appearance for the car driver is anticipated in due course.

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