Dear Sylvia,
At just gone 10pm on Saturday night, we were made aware of a car meet of about 50 vehicles at the DPD depot off Waterworth Road at Alwalton Hill.
Within minutes, we received a further call, this time from the ambulance service, reporting a pedestrian had been injured in a collision with a car at the meet.
Officers from our response policing and roads policing units attended, along with the ambulance service.
A man in his 20s was taken to hospital after losing consciousness and was treated for injuries to his leg and head.
Our officers located the vehicle that was involved – a Mazda MX5 – however the driver had made off from the scene but was found later in the evening. An investigation into dangerous driving is ongoing and the car is being examined by our Vehicle Examination Unit to check for any other offences.
While we were at the scene, a separate car was identified as being used in an anti-social manner by “drifting” and its driver already had a section 59 notice against his name for similar behaviour following a car meet in John Wesley Road, Werrington, in July this year. The notice means should he be found using a vehicle anti-socially again, the vehicle can be seized – which is exactly what happened.
The driver was handed another section 59 notice, to run for a further 12 months, as well having been reported for the offence of careless driving – for a second time, meaning he may lose his licence when dealt with at court.
PC James Goose, from our Roads Policing Unit, said: “A number of other notices of intended prosecutions (NIPs) are in progress for recent car meets. We will look to take robust action against anyone else found committing offences, as further evidence becomes available.
“We understand the effect car meets have on our local communities, with the associated noise and anti-social behaviour, not to mention the dangerousness of them on occasions.
“Anyone found to be using their vehicle in a dangerous or anti-social manner will have action taken against them.”
Inspector Mike Jackman, from Peterborough’s Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “Tackling car meets and anti-social vehicle use across the south of Peterborough is a priority for the local neighbourhood policing team, who are carrying out proactive patrols in the known hot-spot areas whenever they are on duty.”
Anyone with information about the incident should report to us online Report | Cambridgeshire Constabulary (cambs.police.uk) and quote incident 500 of 2 September.
Kind regards,
Lauren Alexander
(Police, Senior Communications Officer, Peterborough and Fenland)