Police give update after man is arrested following BMW's roundabout smash off A19
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Northumbria Police arrested a 20-year-old man in the early hours of yesterday, Tuesday, April 13, in the wake of a collision with the roundabout which links the A19 interchange at Murton with the A182 leading to Dawdon.
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Hide AdThe force has today said the man, who was taken to hospital by the North East Ambulance Service for treatment for non-life threatening injuries, has now been released on police bail as the investigations continue.
Police said the report of the missing vehicle was made at 4.20am following a disturbance at a property and officers spotted the BMW a short time later travelling on the A19 from East Herrington.
They signalled for the vehicle to stop, but drove off at high speed before colliding with the roundabout at the top of the slip road from the southbound carriageway of the A19.
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