Boy, 8, suffers ‘life-changing injuries’ after being hit by ‘drink-driver’ in pub car park
A woman aged 32 was arrested after a breath test in Stafford, police said
AN eight-year-old boy was seriously hurt when he was knocked down by a suspected drink-driver in a pub car park.
He was taken to hospital with "potentially life-changing injures" after being hit outside the King's Horse in Stafford just before 6pm yesterday.
Bystanders rushed to the youngster's aid after the accident, .
A 32-year-old woman was arrested after a breath test, police said.
The driver, from Stafford, was being questioned today.
Staffordshire Police appealed for witnesses.
The force said: "Officers were called to a report of a young child being involved in a collision with a vehicle outside the Kings Horse pub on Kingsway in Stafford at around 5.50pm.
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"An eight-year-old boy was taken to Birmingham Children's Hospital where he is currently in a stable condition.
"A 32-year-old woman from Stafford was arrested at the scene on suspicion of a positive breath test. She remains in custody for questioning."
The pub declined to comment today.
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