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Man Charged With Attempted Murder After Car Hits Pedestrian in Blackpool

Police say a VW Passat mounted the pavement, striking a 28-year-old pedestrian.

Overview

  • Lancashire Police charged 23-year-old Niall Reynolds after Monday's early-morning incident in which a VW Passat hit a 28-year-old on Condor Grove.
  • The victim remains in hospital in a serious condition after suffering significant injuries.
  • Officers said the car drove off, then was stopped on Waterloo Road a short time later, when two men were detained.
  • Reynolds faces counts of attempted murder, drink-driving, driving without insurance or a licence, and two criminal damage offences, and he is due in court on Wednesday.
  • Police appealed for witnesses and any CCTV, dashcam or doorbell footage, asking people to quote log 0097 of April 27.