Suspected drug driver arrest after man "hot-footed it" away from crash scene

Zach Saunders

8 May 2024 at 9:30 am·1-min read

Scene of a collision in Shanklin <i>(Image: IW Police)</i> — Scene of a collision in Shanklin *(Image: IW Police)*

A suspected drug driver has been arrested on the Isle of Wight after he "hot-footed it from the scene" of a collision.

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary were called to reports of a crash in Shanklin earlier today (Wednesday, May 8).

A silver Renault van had collided with another parked van on Sandy Lane.

Andy, from the Roads Policing Unit, said the driver "decided he didn't want to hang around and hot-footed it from the scene."

Police searched the area, and PC McGachie found the driver a short distance away.

The man was arrested following a positive DrugWipe test.

He remains in police custody at this time.

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