Bradenstoke houses damaged
Gazette and Herald
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29th April 2010
Three houses in Bradenstoke were badly damaged when a 4x4 crashed into them before coming to rest in a front garden. The properties on Hollow Way, the main street, had their front porches destroyed and tyre marks left on the side of the houses.

The 4x4 also struck a car coming the opposite direction down the narrow street and its driver was taken to hospital with whiplash injuries. The 4x4 travelled around 100 metres before it stopped in the front garden of a house set back from the road. It happened on April 22 at 6.30pm.

Sergeant Simon Wright, one of the first officers on the scene, said: “Police promptly attended and arrested the driver of one of the vehicles on suspicion of drink driving and also dangerous driving.”

“It was amazing that nobody was injured. The driver was taken to Swindon custody. He was breathalysed and dealt with the following day because of his high alcohol intake. He is on police bail while we make some further inquiries.”

About 50 shocked residents were on the street taking in the scene, and officers from the neighbourhood policing team, officers on general police duties and PCSOs were there with paramedics and fire fighters.

Two damaged cars were taken away and the three porches are no longer standing.

A woman who lives nearby, who didnt want to be named, said it was a mircale nobody was killed. She said: “I couldn’t believe what had happened. Children often gather in the porch so it was a miracle that nobody was seriously injured or killed.” Her husband said: “A young lady was screaming. She was about to get in to her car when she decided to take the wheelie bin out and then the 4x4 hit her car.”