A woman has been arrested in connection with a fatal road crash in Torquay. The incident happened on Sunday, May 1.
Officers were called to the area shortly after midnight after a collision between a pedestrian and a car on Barton Hill Road. The pedestrian, a man of about 40 years, received life-threatening injuries and later died in hospital.
A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall police confirmed that the man’s relatives had been notified and were receiving support from specially trained staff. The driver, a 20-year-old woman from Torquay, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and causing death by negligent driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
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She is currently in police custody. Police call on anyone with information about the incident to send an email to 101@dc.police.uk or 101, citing crime CR / 037039/22
Alternatively, the independent charity Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously online at Crimestoppers-uk.org or by calling the toll-free number 0800 555111.
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