A man was arrested after losing control of his vehicle and crashing into a lamppost in Peterborough this week.
Cambridgeshire Police attended the incident in Gunthorpe Ridings on the evening of bank holiday Monday (August 29) and arrested a man in his 20s, who mounted the pavement before colliding with a lamppost and crashing through a resident’s fence. However, he has been released without charge and no further action will be taken.
This was just one of the incidents covered by the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire (BCH) Road Policing Unit this week – the policing unit which patrols Peterborough’s roads.
Other incidents included a driver of a stolen vehicle who failed to stop for police and crashed less than a minute later. The driver was arrested after being uninsured and tested positive for cocaine.
The Peterborough Telegraph has compiled a round-up of the images shared on the BCH Road Poling Unit’s social media account this week:
1. Broken down road sweeper
This broken down road sweeper caused long delays this week while awaiting recovery on a roundabout. Photo: BCH
2. Disqualified and uninsured vehicle
This disqualified driver in Peterborough was stopped by police after he was found with no insurance - the vehicle was later seized. Photo: BCH
3. Driver crashes into lamppost and through fence
The driver of this vehicle was arrested after losing control of his vehicle and mounting the pavement, before crashing into a lamppost and through a garden fence. Photo: BCH
4. Serious defects
After a roadside check, officers found that this vehicle in Peterborough had numerous, serious defects. A prohibition was placed on the vehicle, meaning it could not move until the defects were rectified. The owner of the vehicle had to arrange his own recovery. Photo: BCH