Driver arrested on suspicion of drink driving after destroying post box in Peterborough

A driver has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after destroying a post box in the early hours of the morning (September 16).
Remains of the postbox on Thorpe Road. Photo: Ken Board.Remains of the postbox on Thorpe Road. Photo: Ken Board.
Remains of the postbox on Thorpe Road. Photo: Ken Board.

Police were called to Thorpe Road, opposite Thorpe Hall, at just before 1:45am and found a silver Nissan Micra had ploughed into a post box.

It appears that the car did not long belong to the driver as he was later charged with taking without the owner’s consent (twocing).

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He initially fled the scene but was found by police nearby. No one was injured.

A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire Police said: “We were called at 1.42am this morning (Thursday) with reports of a collision in Thorpe Road, Peterborough, where the driver fled the scene.

“A 20-year-old man from Peterborough was arrested nearby on suspicion of drink driving, taking a vehicle without the owner’s consent, failing to stop at the scene of a collision and failing to report a collision.

“He’s currently in custody at Thorpe Wood Police Station.

“No one was injured.”