A PEDESTRIAN is critically ill in hospital after he was knocked down by a car.

The man was struck by the car, a Ford Fiesta ST, as he was crossing Lowhills Road, in Peterlee, County Durham, just before 11.30pm on Friday, November 30.

The vehicle hit him before colliding with several trees.

Ambulance crews assisted in removing the injured pedestrian, who is in his 30's who lives locally, and took him to James Cook Hospital, in Middlesbrough, where he remains in a critical but stable condition.

A 26-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and driving with a proportion of a specified drug above a specified limit.

He has been released under investigation.

A spokesman for Durham police said: “We would like to hear from any witnesses who were in the area at the time or to anyone with dash cam footage to come forward who have not already spoken to police.”

  • Anyone with information is asked to call Durham Constabulary on 101, quoting reference 501 of November 30.