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Man held for drink driving after 'five-car smash'

Jonathan Morris
BBC News, South West
Nikki Clements A black car and two blue cars with severe damage to the rear of the black car and the front of the blue car.Nikki Clements
Eyewitnesses said five cars were severely damaged

A man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving after a car ploughed into a number of parked vehicles in Plymouth.

The crash happened at about 01:30 GMT in Saltash Road, Keyham, said police.

Eyewitnesses said five cars were severely damaged at the crash site near a primary school.

The Devon and Cornwall force said: "Police were notified to reports of a vehicle colliding with several parked cars on Saltash Road in Keyham, Plymouth.

"A 21-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of driving while unfit through drink and is in police custody."

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