Ant McPartlin ‘is arrested for drink driving’

TV star Ant McPartlin has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving after plowing his vehicle into two cars.

A three-year-old girl was taken to hospital after the I’m A Celebrity lost control on his Mini at around 4pm today in Richmond, West London.

The 42-year-old failed a roadside breathalyser test and was arrested by police, the Mirror reports.

The troubled television personality allegedly smashed his black Mini after losing control of his vehicle on a roundabout, which then collided into a green Mini with the young girl and a couple inside.  

Monday’s Sun newspaper had a picture of the star being arrested this afternoon

Anthony McPartlin walks his dog with his mother in Richmond Park, just before his arrest this afternoon

Ant McPartlin, 42, (left) was arrested on suspicion of drink driving in Richmond this afternoon

Ant’s Mini then spun around and hit a maroon BMW before eventually coming to a halt on the opposite side of the road. 

His mother Christine was in the car at the time and the pair are thought to have been heading home after walking the dogs. 

The collision comes after a tumultuous few months for the I’m A Celeb star, who booked himself into a rehab clinic last year after becoming hooked on painkillers and now divorcing with his wife Lisa Armstrong.

A witness said Ant was ‘argumentative’ with a female police officer as she arrested him on suspicion of drink driving.

Jake Spencer said he rowed with officers as they tried to put in in the police car following the incident.

‘Ant looked in a right state and was acting argumentatively toward a policewoman,’ he told The Sun. ‘I couldn’t believe it when I saw who it was.

‘The woman was trying to arrest him and get him in the police car but he clearly wasn’t having it. ‘

Motorcyclist Nicholas McNicol told The Sun: ‘I came on the scene moments after it happened and he was being escorted to the police car to be put in the back.

‘Everyone was in a state of shock at who it was.

‘I was driving past very slowly and Ant looked straight at me and I thought he looked tired. I was only about 3ft from him.

‘His eyes looked very heavy and he had a solemn face — it looked like his world had just ended.

‘He was the only one being put in a police car. One of the Minis had obviously come straight across the road because it was facing the wrong way.’ 

The crash took place on Lower Richmond Road at around 4pm this afternoon

A Scotland Yard spokesman said: ‘Police in Richmond were called to Lower Richmond Road, SW14 at 15:59hrs on Sunday, 18 March following reports of a road traffic collision involving three vehicles.

‘Officers, London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade attended.

‘A number of individuals were treated at the scene for minor injuries only. A child passenger from one of the cars has been taken to hospital for a check up as a precaution.

‘A 42-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of drink-driving after failing a roadside breathalyser test.

‘He has been taken to a south London police station for questioning. Enquiries continue. Roads are expected to reopen shortly.’ 

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