Man charged with drink-driving after car smashes into tree on busy roundabout
![A white Mercedes which has crashed into a tree on a roundabout in Houghton.](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/legacy_ash_104625918.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65&enable=upscale)
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The white Mercedes vehicle has smashed into a tree on the Hillside Way roundabout, in Houghton town centre, close to the A690 road.
A man has since been charged with drink-driving following the crash.
![A white Mercedes which has crashed into a tree on a roundabout in Houghton.](https://www.sunderlandecho.com/webimg/legacy_ash_104625918.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65)
![A white Mercedes which has crashed into a tree on a roundabout in Houghton.](/img/placeholder.png)
Thankfully, no-one was injured.
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Hide AdA spokesman for Northumbria Police said: “At 4.31am this morning we received a report of a one-vehicle collision, involving a Mercedes E220 coupe in Hillside Way, Houghton.
“Officers attended the scene and arrested a 27-year-old man.
"No one was injured.
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![A white Mercedes which has crashed into a tree on a roundabout in Houghton.](/img/placeholder.png)
“A man from Gateshead has since been charged with driving a motor vehicle while over the legal alcohol limit.
“Anyone who saw the collision or has information which might assist police should call 101, quoting log 247 2/12/18.”