Sprowston: Woman describes near miss after car crash

A car crashed into a family’s front garden in Sprowston, knocking down a wall and damaging two other cars.

The incident happened on the evening of September 8 in Allens Lane, bringing out many concerned neighbours.

A man was arrested on suspicion of drink driving.

The incident happened on Friday evening, on September 8, in Allen’s Lane (Image: Newsquest)READ MORE: Can you help family find memorial bench of late city teacher and musician?

Anna Lloyd-Williams had both her cars damaged during the incident, however if not for a simple oversight, things could have been a lot worse.

She said: “I had just finished working from home and was about to leave the house to get in my car.

“As I did though I realised I’d forgotten my sunglasses, so I went back in and upstairs to look for them.

Anna Lloyd-Williams, whose car was damaged, said if she had not forgotten her sunglasses who knows what would’ve happened (Image: Submitted)“Probably 30 seconds later I heard this big bang – sounded like an explosion.

“I went outside and that’s when I saw what happened, both cars had been damaged and there was a Land Rover in my garden.”

Police confirmed: “A man in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of driving with excess alcohol.

Dusty Pretorius, 42, lives opposite where the incident took place (Image: Newsquest)“He was taken to Aylsham Police Investigation Centre for questioning and was subsequently released on bail.”

Anna said she was “shocked” after thinking what could have been had she been in her car at the time of the crash.

“When I look back and think to myself I could’ve been in the car who knows what might’ve happened” she added.

Neighbours said that the crash sounded like an explosion (Image: Newsquest)READ MORE: City’s war memorial vandalised after graffiti ‘tags’ spotted on walls

“I just thought to myself ‘wow someone up there is looking out for me’ so I feel very lucky.”

Dusty Pretorius, 42, lives opposite where the crash took place and said: “I had the doors open and heard this loud crash – I thought it was an explosion at first.

“When I went outside I saw police out there and saw a man handcuffed where it happened.”

A man was arrested at the scene on suspicion of drink driving (Image: Submitted)