Police have charged a 33-year-old man for drink driving after a vehicle crashed into a lamppost in Welshpool.

Officers closed Brook Street following the collision at around 9pm on Tuesday, October 29.

Police arrived on the scene to find a Volkswagen Golf had crashed into a BT pole and lamppost on the street heading towards the Raven Inn.

Dyfed-Powys Police confirmed on Wednesday that Benjamin Hughes, of Welshpool, has been charged with driving while over the limit for alcohol as well as failure to stop.

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Police added that he is due to appear at Welshpool Magistrates Court in a few weeks’ time, scheduled to be there on November 19.

A spokesperson for Dyfed-Powys Police said: “Police were called just after 9pm, Tuesday 29 October to a report of a road traffic collision.

“A man driving a blue Volkswagen Golf had collided with a BT pole and a lamp post on Brook Street, Welshpool.

“A 33-year-old man was arrested and later charged with driving a motor vehicle when alcohol level above the limit, driver of a vehicle fail to stop after a road accident and cause a vehicle to be left in a dangerous position.

“He has been bailed to appear at Welshpool Magistrates court on 19 November, 2024.”