Man arrested over Downing Street gate crash charged by cops over indecent images
The man who was arrested after a car crashed into the Downing Street gates has been charged with an unrelated offence of making indecent images of children.
The 43-year-old was released by police this morning after being held in connection with the crash on Thursday afternoon.
He had been in custody after police arrested him at the scene on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving.
This morning the Metropolitan Police announced the man was being released from custody while they continued their investigation.
The driver “has since been released under investigation in relation to this matter,” the Met said in a statement.
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Police officers at the scene of the car crash at Downing Street (TOLGA AKMEN/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)They added: “Enquiries into the incident continue by officers from the Central West Command Unit, supported by officers from the Counter Terrorism Command.”
The incident is not being treated as terror-related, police also confirmed.
Now the force has said that the man is back in custody and has appeared in court on an unrelated charge of making indecent images of children.
The car after colliding with the gates of Downing Street in London (Alastair Grant/AP/REX/Shutterstock)The met statement was updated with the following information:
“The man was charged with an unrelated matter of making indecent images of children and appeared in custody at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Saturday, 27 May.
“He was remanded in custody to next appear at Southwark Crown Court on Friday, 23 June.”
A police recovery truck lifts the car after it collided with the gates of Downing Street (PA)The man was arrested at 4.20pm on Thursday afternoon after the car collided with the gates of Downing Street, home of the Prime Minister and his family.
Rishi Sunak is understood to have been in No 10 at the time of the crash, but departed shortly afterwards on a scheduled appointment.
Eyewitness Simon Parry, 44, told the PA news agency that he heard a "bang" and saw police pointing Taser guns at a man.
"I heard a bang and looked up and saw loads of police with Taser guns shouting at the man," he said.
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"A lot of police vehicles came very quickly and were very quick to evacuate the area."
Police erected barriers around the site of the crash (PA)Mr Parry said the driver had his "face to the floor" as he was being arrested.
He said the man appeared to slow down before he reached the gates of Downing Street, having driven out from the other side of the road.
Others reported a man being led away in handcuffs by several police officers, who were also seen searching the boot of the car.
Video footage of the incident shows a silver car driving directly towards the street at a moderate speed as it exits a main road.
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