Southsea man charged with multiple driving offences after being stopped by a member of the public following a crash
A man from Southsea has been charged with multiple driving offences, including drink driving, following a collision in Portsmouth last week.
Ben Roy Fryatt, 36, of Elm Grove, was arrested and charged after the incident on Friday, November 21 just after 4.45pm. A member of the public reported a car was driving erratically and it was subsequently involved in a collision with another car on Anchorage Road.
The News understands a man who reported the incident to the police then held the driver until officers arrived to make the arrest.
A Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary spokesperson said: “Ben Roy Fryatt, 36, of Elm Grove, Southsea, has been charged with of driving a mechanically propelled vehicle on a road/in a public place without due care and attention, drive motor vehicle when alcohol level above limit, take a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent and use a motor vehicle on a road/public place without third party insurance.”
Fryatt has been bailed and is due to appear at Portsmouth Magistrates Court on Wednesday, March 11.