Hereford Voice Posted December 15, 2021 Report Share Posted December 15, 2021 Latest News | Driver Arrested Suspicion of Driving While Under the Influence of Drugs and Dangerous Driving Following Collision with Person on Mobility Scooter Causing Serious Injuries. West Mercia Police have issued the following statement; Officers were called to a road traffic collision on the A49 near the Asda store in Hereford at 7.05am (Wednesday 15 December). The incident involved a white VW Polo and a mobility scooter. The man on the mobility scooter has been taken to hospital with serious injuries. The two men in the Polo stopped at the scene. The driver was initially arrested on suspicion of driving while under the influence of drugs, and was further arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. He is currently in custody. The A49 northbound at the pedestrian crossing from Asda fuel station/Drybridge Walk was closed but one lane has since reopened. The A49 southbound has also been reduced to one lane. There is considerable congestion and motorists are advised to avoid the area. Anyone who has any information or dash-cam footage is urged to call 101 or visit our website, quoting incident 059i of 15 December, 2021 or report it online via our website www.westmerciapolice.uk/tua/tell-us-about/ Alternatively, if you have information but don’t feel comfortable speaking to police, you can speak to the independent charity Crimestoppers. It is 100% anonymous, they never ask your name and they cannot trace your call or IP address. You can contact them online or by calling 0800 555 111. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragwert Posted December 21, 2021 Report Share Posted December 21, 2021 Just submitted dash cam footage to police of a Female driver going through this pedestrian crossing at speed on red narrowly missing two people about to cross road today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hereford Voice Posted December 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2021 8 hours ago, ragwert said: Just submitted dash cam footage to police of a Female driver going through this pedestrian crossing at speed on red narrowly missing two people about to cross road today. Some drivers certainly need re-educating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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