A LOOE man has been charged with drink-driving following a serious road traffic collision in Fore Street, Looe, on Monday, June 14.

The collision involved a car and an 81-year-old female pedestrian, who sustained serious injuries and was taken to Derriford Hospital.

Nicholas Chapman, 57, from Looe, has been charged with driving while under the influence of alcohol and has been bailed to appear at Bodmin Magistrates’ Court on Friday, July 9.