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Pedestrian knocked over in hit and run in Brighton

8:30am Friday 30th July 2010 in


UPDATE 3.30pm: Two men have been arrested over a hit and run in Brighton which left a pedestrian with suspected broken ribs.

Emergency services were called to Western Road, Brighton, after a black Vauxhall Vectra collided with bins outside Waitrose at 7.35am today.

A 28-year-old man walking along the road sustained serious but not life-threatening injuries after being struck by one of the seven bins. He has been taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton.

A 31-year-old man from Brighton has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, failing to report an accident and driving whilst unfit through drink or drugs.

A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of careless driving and failing to report an accident.

They are currently in custody awaiting interview.

Anyone with information is asked to call Sussex Police on 0845 6070999, quoting serial 305 of July 30.

Comments(13)

Spanners says...
9:16am Fri 30 Jul 10

I cycled past this mess at around 7.45am and the police and ambulance were already on the scene. The big black metal bins were sqaushed flat. Judgeing by the damage to the car and the bins they must have been speeding at a hell of a rate. Also that section is for buses and taxis only so should not have even been there. Feel very sorry for the poor chap who was in wrong place at wrong time, hope he makes a full and speedy recovery

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cheezburger says...
12:25pm Fri 30 Jul 10

Surely every inch of Western Road is covered by cameras? Hope they catch him, lucky not to have killed someone.

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lorj says...
12:40pm Fri 30 Jul 10

The bins were really squashed up - like Spanners said it must've been going at quite a speed. Really hope they find the occupants of the car - hit and run is such a cowardly thing to do. Hope the pedestrian gets well soon.

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jay316 says...
2:01pm Fri 30 Jul 10

Sadly the cameras probably weren't facing the right direction.. or are out of action..

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RickH says...
2:29pm Fri 30 Jul 10

"...with bloodshot eyes..." - so possibley up all night & on way home. Wonder why they all ran? /irony

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dixie normous says...
4:30pm Fri 30 Jul 10

hope the guy makes a swift full recovery, broken ribs, very nasty, had those a few times, and well done brighton police for getting the car occupants.

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jay316 says...
4:38pm Fri 30 Jul 10

@dixie Yeah makes a change for people to be caught..

So will they get charged, probably a 80£ and 6 points. Even though it could be classed as GBH, ABH, causing injury with a vehicle.

Only time will tell.

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Phillip Smith says...
10:12pm Fri 30 Jul 10

Lock em up and throw away the key. Two less chavs on the roads

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davyboy says...
9:18am Sat 31 Jul 10

let's face it, you wouldn't run away if you had nothing to hide, would you. glad they have caught the 2 idiots, and i hope the pedestrian is ok. these 2 morons should be made an example of, and locked up for a long time.

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PeteBrighton says...
5:38pm Sat 31 Jul 10

Can't lock them up or they'll claim loss of Human rights like Ian Huntley.

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twosugars says...
8:13am Sun 1 Aug 10

PeteBrighton wrote:
Can't lock them up or they'll claim loss of Human rights like Ian Huntley.
Very true, after all it seems you can break the law with impunity in Brighton. Smash edo, Naked bike ride, Lewes road community squatters and so on...

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LarryTaylor says...
8:13am Sun 1 Aug 10

Surely it's time we brought back the death penalty, it's the only way to ensure they can't do it again.

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OP8 says...
12:36pm Mon 2 Aug 10

How are they both charged with dangerous driving? Just because neither of them admitted to being behind the wheel at the time?

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