37-year-old woman charged with drink driving after car collides with Crewe road sign
A 37-year-old woman from Nantwich has been charged with drink driving - after her vehicle smashed into a Crewe road sign.
The incident on Coppenhall Lane, was reported to emergency services at 2:15am on Sunday (August 21).
A resident of Queens Drive, Nantwich, was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and has since been charged.
Today (August 22), a Cheshire Constabulary spokesperson confirmed the incident to Nub News.
The spokesperson said: "At 2.15am on Sunday (August 21), police attended to a collision on Coppenhall Lane in Crewe.
"The collision involved a car colliding with a road sign.
"A 37-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of drink driving and has since been charged.
"The local resident of Queens Drive in Nantwich, has been charged with drink driving.
"She is due to appear at Crewe Magistrates' Court on Thursday 8 September."
The collision caused a small fire in the engine compartment of the vehicle.
One fire engine attended from Crewe attended the scene - putting out the fire.
After the incident, a Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service Spokesperson said: "Emergency services were called to a collision involving a car and a road sign.
"Firefighters used a hose reel jet to extinguish a small fire which had started in the engine compartment of the vehicle."
Crewe Nub News will keep local residents updated with the court hearing.
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