A motorist takes a roadside breath test. PA Photo/John Giles.
A MAN has been arrested and charged with drink driving after a crash which closed a Newport road last night.
The road was closed between the Cenotaph and Old Green Roundabout until around 11pm.
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A 42-year-old man from Dorking in Surrey was arrested and charged with drink driving, police confirmed.
A spokeswoman said: "We received a call at 9.09pm yesterday (September 15) reporting a two-vehicle road traffic collision on Clarence Place in Newport.
"A Mercedes Sprinter van and a Toyota Yaris were involved.
"A 42-year-old man from Dorking, Surrey was arrested and charged with drink driving.
"He has been released on bail to appear at court in November."
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