DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER MAN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN SALTHILL CRASH

Date Published: 23-Dec-2012

THE driver of a car was arrested and taken to Galway Garda Station for questioning after a pedestrian suffered serious injuries when struck by a car in the Knockacarra area of Salthill in the early hours of today.

The incident happened on the Barna Road at 1.40 am and the young man, who was walking, suffered serious leg injuries and was rushed to University Hospital, Galway (UHG) where he is being treated for his injuries.

The driver of the car was arrested at the scene and taken to Galway Garda Station where he is being questioned under the Provisions of Section 4 of the the Criminal Justice Act 1984.

A stretch of the Barna Road was closed overnight and until lunchtime today, from Knocknacarra Cross to the entrance to the Ballymoneen Road, as the scene of the incident was preserved while Garda investigations continued.