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Drink driver arrested after car plunges into Wiltshire river

byDaniel Jae Webb
2 December 2024 | 2.00pm
Drink driver arrested after car plunges into Wiltshire river
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A drink driver has been arrested after a car plunged into a Wiltshire river.

Emergency services responded to a road traffic collision on the A30 in Wilton, near Salisbury, at around 11pm on Sunday night (1 December).

A car left the carriageway – ending up partially submerged in the River Wylye.

The driver, a man aged in his 20s, was arrested on suspicion of drink driving after giving a positive sample of breath at the roadside.

He was taken to Salisbury District Hospital for treatment – but didn’t sustain any significant injuries.

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