A WOMAN was last night in police custody suspected of being responsible for a hit-and-run that left a man with serious head injuries. 


The 40-year-old woman from York is also suspected of drinking and driving. She was arrested following a hit-and-run at the corner of Blossom Street and Nunnery Lane.


A pedestrian, thought to be a 55-year-old local recently-retired man, was struck by a black Nissan car at the busy junction at about midday. A member of the public at the scene said the victim had been walking on the pavement next to the Punchbowl pub in Nunnery Lane when the car mounted the pavement and hit him. The vehicle, believed to be a black Nissan, then drove off.  


Emergency services were called to the scene and the road was closed for more than two hours.

 

 

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Yesterday evening, police announced they had made an arrest. 


A police spokeswoman said: “A 40-year-old woman from York has been arrested for failure to stop following a road accident, drink-driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.”


The woman was still in police custody when The Press went to print. 
Earlier the spokeswoman had said the man’s injuries were “serious, but not believed to be life-threatening”.


A spokeswoman for Yorkshire Ambulance Service said the man was in his sixties and had suffered serious injuries to his head and face. 


She said two ambulances, a rapid response vehicle and a clinical supervisor were sent to the scene, and the man was taken to hospital. The eyewitness, who asked not to be named, said the car involved had come from the Knavesmire direction and had mounted the kerb.


“One of the ladies from the club round the corner knew him the pedestrian, and rushed to help,” she said. 


A local worker, who also asked not to be named, said: “It’s upsetting and astounding really, that someone could do that and not stop, just drive off, not see how they were.”


Staff at nearby pubs the Punchbowl and the Windmill said they first knew about the crash as police arrived.


They said that initially they had thought a cyclist had been hurt in the collision.


 Nunnery Lane was closed, motorists were urged to avoid the area and traffic was diverted for much of the afternoon. Inside the cordon, police collision investigators placed evidence markers and took measurements, photographs and video of the street. 


Police officers spoke to local businesses about CCTV cameras on the nearby buildings as they gathered potential evidence. Part of the car’s wing mirror remained at the scene while the investigations took place, and police released a public appeal.