Man arrested after teenage boy hit by car and seriously injured in Leeds
The teenage pedestrian was rushed to hospital
A man has been arrested after a teenage boy was hit by a car in Leeds.
Police were called to the junction of Simmons Court and Easy Road, East End Park, shortly before 6.25pm yesterday (Friday October 30).
The pedestrian, a teenage boy, had been seriously injured and was taken to hospital.
A 27-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of driving whilst over the prescribed limit and causing serious injury by dangerous driving .
He remains in police custody.
A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: “A 27-year-old man has been arrested following a collision at the junction of Simmons Court and Easy Road, Leeds.
“Police were called at 6.24pm yesterday to a report of a collision involving a car and a pedestrian. The pedestrian, a teenage boy, was taken to hospital.
“A 27-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of driving whilst over the prescribed limit and causing serious injury by dangerous driving and is currently in custody.”