Three people arrested following reported crash in Warwickshire

The victim remains in hospital with serious injuries.

A section of Bridge Street, Wellesbourne, Warwickshire.
Author: Ben CartwrightPublished 18th Dec 2023

A 34-year-old man from Leamington has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

This is following a collision with a pedestrian which reportedly took place in Wellesbourne on 14 December.

At 9:30pm on Thursday 14 December, a young male in his 20s was reportedly hit by a white Volkswagen Golf outside of a pub on Bridge Street in Wellesbourne.

The white Volkswagen Golf was allegedly overtaking another unknown vehicle before colliding with the victim, carrying them on their roof around 450 metres before they reportedly fell off near a shop down the road.

The victim from the collision remains in hospital with serious injuries.

Neither car stopped at the scene.

Following inquiries, a 34-year-old man from Leamington was arrested on Friday 15 December at around 4:30pm.

Two individuals who allegedly misled investigating police officers (a 60-year-old woman from Leamington and a 37-year-old man from Warwick) have been arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

Hear all the latest news from across the West Midlands on the hour, every hour, on 103.1 and 97.2FM (Wolverhampton, Black Country and Shropshire), 96.4FM (Birmingham), 97 and 102.9FM (Coventry and Warwickshire), 97.6FM, 102.8FM and 96.7FM (Herefordshire and Worcestershire), DAB, at freeradio.co.uk, and on the Free Radio app.