A 17-year-old will appear in court after a car was driven the wrong way down a one-way street and collided with a vehicle in Carlisle.
Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident, which happened at around 6.05pm on Monday, May 30.
A black VW Golf drove at speed from Sainsbury’s car park, Church Street, Carlisle the wrong way down John Street, where it then collided with a car at the junction of Shaddongate and Junction Street.
A 17-year-old boy, from Carlisle, was charged in connection with:
- Driving a motor vehicle dangerously
- Failing to stop
- Driving a motor vehicle otherwise than in accordance with a license
- Driver of a vehicle failing to stop after a road accident
- Driver of a vehicle involved in a road accident failing to report that accident
- Using a motor vehicle on a road without third party insurance
He is to appear at North and West Cumbria Youth Court on June 24.
Anyone with information relating to this incident can report to PC 2157 Hill online at www.cumbria.police.uk/report-it, quoting incident number 190 of 30th May 2022 or call 101.
Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
