Man arrested after crash in Sheffield involving stolen delivery driver's car
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A 19-year-old woman was delivering parcels in Millhouses at around 9.30am on Friday, March 19 when she was approached by a man who grabbed her keys and stole her car.
Around 15 minutes later the car crashed into a lamppost on Batemoor Road, Batemoor.
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Hide AdA 39-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of taking a vehicle without consent and released under investigation in relation to the offence.
But he remained in police custody yesterday relation to other unconnected offences.
South Yorkshire Police said: “It is reported that the victim, a 19-year-old woman, had been delivering parcels when she was approached by a man who took her car keys from her hand before driving the car away.
“The car was found around 15 minutes later by a member of the public having crashed into a lamppost on Batemoor Road.”