A man has been charged with drink-driving after a serious crash in Warwick . It happened on Othello Avenue.

Police were called to reports that a Ford had crashed into a lamppost at around 5.15pm on Sunday (August 10). A 21-year-old man was found to have sustained minor injuries.

He was breathalysed at the scene but allegedly failed. Officers arrested the 21-year-old on suspicion of driving while unfit through drink or drugs.

Joseph Shaw, of Miranda Drive, Heathcote, Warwick , was subsequently charged with drink-driving. He will be appearing at Leamington Spa Magistrates' Court on Friday (August 22).

A spokesman for Warwickshire Police said: “We were called at 5.15pm on August 10 to reports that a car had collided with a lamppost on Othello Avenue. A man in his 20s was arreste

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