A man has been arrested following a crash near Knaresborough in the early hours of this morning.
North Yorkshire Police said in a statement this afternoon that it responded to calls about a car that had left the road on the A59.
It occurred near junction 47 of the A1(M), at Flaxby.
Officers attended but could not locate the driver.
Following further enquiries, a man in his 60s was arrested on suspicion of drink driving.
He remains in custody while enquiries continue.
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E-scooter rider in Harrogate arrested for suspected drug dealing
Police arrested a man on an e-scooter in Harrogate this week on suspicion of dealing cannabis and ketamine.
According to North Yorkshire Police, the man failed to stop when asked by officers on Monday night.
Two officers found drugs after catching up with the man, who was then arrested on suspicion of possession with intent to supply class A and class B drugs.
A police statement today added:
“Once in custody, tests showed him to be under the influence of drugs, so he was further arrested for a further offence of driving whilst under the influence.
“He’s now been released on conditional bail whilst enquiries continue.”
E-scooters are similar to regular scooters but have small, electric motors.
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