PC punched in throat by man fleeing crash scene

A man has been arrested after a policewoman was punched in the throat while she attended a crash scene.

West Midlands Police was called to Robert Street in Lower Gornal, Dudley, just before 05:30 GMT on Thursday to reports that a Ford Ranger had crashed into a wall.

The force said a man, talking some distance away from the scene, hit out at the officer as she tried to stop him from getting into a Range Rover, driven by a second person.

The vehicle made off but two suspects were found in the Swindon area of Staffordshire, police said. A 46-year-old man was detained on suspicion of assaulting an emergency worker, and drink-driving.

A woman, 48, was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

The pair remained in custody, said police, who added the punched officer was not seriously injured.

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