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The 38-year-old was escorted to England and interviewed at a south London police station. Alamy Stock Photo

Dangerous Driving

Donegal man arrested over alleged hit and run in London

Micheal McLaughlin was arrested on a motorway in Northern Ireland by PSNI officers on Friday, the Met said.

A MAN HAS been arrested in Northern Ireland over an alleged hit and run in London that has left a 65-year-old pedestrian fighting for her life.

Police were called to Southend Lane, Lewisham, south-east London, on 31 October and the woman remains in a life-threatening condition, the Metropolitan Police said today.

Michael McLaughlin, of Heath Park, Buncrana, in the Republic of Ireland, has been charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving and failing to stop after a road traffic collision.

McLaughlin was arrested on a motorway in Northern Ireland by PSNI officers on Friday, the Met said.

The 38-year-old was escorted to England and interviewed at a south London police station.

He is in custody and will appear at Bromley Magistrates’ Court tomorrow.

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