A Sandown man has been arrested on suspicion of driving while unfit through drugs, following a crash in Ryde this afternoon (Saturday).
Police were called at 12.26pm to reports of a collision on Bettesworth Road, Ryde.
A Citreon C2 had been in collision with a wall.
A 41-year-old man from Sandown has been arrested on suspicion of driving a vehicle while unfit through drugs.
He is currently in police custody.
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