Driver who destroyed fence in Peterborough arrested on suspicion of drug driving

A driver who crashed and destroyed a fence in a Peterborough street yesterday (May 3) has been arrested on suspicion of drug driving and driving without a licence.
By Ben Jones
Published 4th May 2021, 13:57 BST
The fence damaged in the crash along Hargate Way on Monday.The fence damaged in the crash along Hargate Way on Monday.
The fence damaged in the crash along Hargate Way on Monday.

Police were notified that a single-vehicle collision had taken place along Hargate Way in Hampton at 10:30am on Monday.

The driver, a 33-year-old man, left the road and continued to drive through an area of grass before coming to a halt after destroying a wooden fence.

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The silver Seat Leon was significantly damaged and its driver was arrested at the scene on suspicion of drug driving without a licence.

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The Seat Leon involved in the crash.The Seat Leon involved in the crash.
The Seat Leon involved in the crash.

A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Police said: “We were called at just after 10.30am yesterday (May 3) to reports of a single-vehicle collision on Hargate Way, Peterborough.

“The vehicle, a silver Seat Leon, left the road and crashed into a fence.

“A 33-year-old man from Peterborough was arrested at the scene on suspicion of drug driving and driving without a licence.

“He has since been released under investigation.”