Hatherleigh police appeal after jogger seriously injured in A3072 collision
A 41-year-old man remains in hospital with serious, life-changing injuries after a collision involving a jogger and a Vauxhall Grandland on the A3072 near Hatherleigh
Police are appealing for witnesses after a jogger was seriously injured in a collision with a car on the A3072 near Hatherleigh.
The collision happened at around 8.30am yesterday morning (Thursday 3 September), between Garlands Farm and Highampton.
A 41-year-old local man was jogging when he was involved in a collision with a dark-coloured Vauxhall Grandland travelling towards Hatherleigh that then left the scene, according to Devon and Cornwall Police.
The man suffered serious, life-changing injuries and remains in hospital.
A 43-year-old man from Bideford was arrested in connection with the incident.
A Devon and Cornwall Police statement said the man was arrested on suspicion of:
“causing serious injury by careless/inconsiderate driving; causing serious injury by dangerous driving; causing serious injury by driving while disqualified; failing to stop after a road accident; driving while unfit through drugs; driving without insurance and driving a motor vehicle on a road after refusal of grant/revocation of a driving licence on account of disability.”
He has been released on police bail while enquiries continue.
Officers from the Roads Policing team are now asking anyone who was in the area at the time to come forward.
Police are particularly keen to hear from anyone who saw the vehicle near the scene or has dashcam or CCTV footage that could help with the investigation.
Anyone with information can contact Devon and Cornwall Police through its website or by calling 101, quoting reference 144 of September 3, 2026.