May 11, 2020 3.57 pm This story is over 46 months old

Man flees scene after car smashes into three parked vehicles

The car also collided with a lamppost

A 22-year-old man has been arrested after fleeing the scene of a crash, in which a car collided with at least three parked vehicles and a lamppost in Lincoln.

The crash happened on Queen Elizabeth Road at 2.04am on Monday, May 11.

The man was tracked down in a nearby building by Lincolnshire Police’s drone unit.

He was then arrested on suspicion of drunk driving and he remains in custody, where he will be questioned in due course.

Special Sergeant Kevin Taylor, Chief Pilot at Lincolnshire Police Drone Unit, said: “Fortunately the drone was already on a task in the area of the incident as it happened, so this really was a case of having a drone in the right place at the right time.

“Lincolnshire Police drones are fitted with high quality Thermal Imaging capability and with the skills of the Remote Pilot we were able to trace and track the alleged offender. This result once again supports the ongoing investment in drone technology.”

This is the second time in recent weeks that the drone team has captured a drunk driver after a man fleeing a crash was caught hiding in a garden near Lincoln.