A woman has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving and dangerous driving following a crash in Sandown on the Isle of Wight last night (Saturday, September 19).
Officers were called at 10.33pm to a report of a crash, involving a car and a pedestrian on Sandown High Street.
The driver did not stop at the scene but was stopped on the adjacent Albert Road a short while later, a police spokesperson said.
A 32-year-old woman from Sandown was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving, the force said.
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She remains in custody and enquiries are continuing.
The pedestrian involved, a man in his 50s, was taken to hospital to receive treatment.
His injuries, police said, were originally believed to be serious but are now understood to be minor.
Sandown High Street was cordoned off by police last night during the emergency response.
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