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Dudley car crash disorder left five people injured | |
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Five people were injured as a car was set on fire and a vehicle crashed into a house during a disturbance on New Year's Eve, emergency services say. | |
Up to 10 men were involved in the disorder in Dudley, West Midlands, which left a woman in the damaged house needing hospital treatment. | Up to 10 men were involved in the disorder in Dudley, West Midlands, which left a woman in the damaged house needing hospital treatment. |
Police received multiple 999 calls at about 23:00 GMT reporting trouble in Eagle Close, Russells Hall. | Police received multiple 999 calls at about 23:00 GMT reporting trouble in Eagle Close, Russells Hall. |
Edward Nock, from Telford, and a boy, aged 16, from Dudley, were arrested. | |
Mr Nock, 20, from Hickford Lane, Telford, has been charged with drink driving and causing serious injury through dangerous driving. | |
He is due to appear at Dudley Magistrates Court on 29 January. | |
The 16-year-old, arrested on suspicion of three counts of assault, including one on the arresting officer, has been released under investigation while inquiries continue. | |
West Midlands Police said a woman was seen being punched in the face and dragged along on the ground, a Ford Fiesta was set on fire and a Nissan Micra reversed into a house on nearby Kestrel Road causing significant structural damage. | |
West Midlands Ambulance Service said it treated two patients at the house, an elderly woman who was taken to Russells Hall Hospital and a man who was treated at the scene. | |
It said it also treated a teenager for injuries as a result of an assault nearby before he was also taken to hospital for further treatment. | |
Another man and a woman were assessed at the scene for minor injuries. | |
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