Woman, 35, arrested for drink driving after crash blocks major Sheffield road

A woman was arrested on suspicion of drink driving after a car crash caused a major Sheffield road to be blocked.

Police received a report of a road traffic collision involving a silver Volkswagen Golf on Abbeydale Road at around 11:25pm on Saturday (12 September).

Officers attended the scene and the driver of the car, a 35-year-old woman, was arrested on suspicion of drink driving. She remained in custody this morning (Sunday, 13 September).

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Abbeydale Road, Sheffield.

No injuries were reported. Two police vehicles attended the incident.

A South Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “We received a report at around 11:25pm on 12 September of a road traffic collision on Abbeydale Road. It is reported that a car crashed, causing the road to be blocked.

“Police attended the scene and the driver of the car, a 35-year-old woman, was arrested on suspicion of drink driving. She remains in custody. No injuries were reported to us.”

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