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Arrests After Car Crashes Into Tree In Shanklin

Two people have been arrested after a car crashed into a tree in Shanklin.

Police were called to Victoria Avenue at 11.25pm last night (Friday).

Officers received reports of a single vehicle collision, and after attending found that a white Range Rover had collided with a tree.

A Hampshire Constabulary spokesperson said:

”A 30-year-old woman, from Sandown, has been arrested on suspicion of driving a motor vehicle when alcohol level was above the limit.

“A 28-year-old woman, from Shanklin, was arrested on suspicion of driving while unfit through drink.

“Both women sustained minor injuries. They remain in custody and our enquiries are ongoing.”

*Updated

*Natalia Deacon, 30, from Woodside Avenue, Sandown, has been charged with driving a motor vehicle when alcohol level above the limit.

She has been released on unconditional bail and is due to appear at Isle of Wight Magistrates’ Court on Friday 6 May.

A 28-year-old woman, from Shanklin, originally arrested on suspicion of driving while unfit through drink, has been released and will face no further action.

 

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