A MAN is set to appear in court for suspected drink driving after a dramatic crash in Taunton.

Jonathan Seager, 49, of Mill Farm Caravan and Camping, Fiddington, West Somerset, will appear at Taunton Magistrates Court on January 10, 2019.

He is charged with drink driving which resulted in a crash near Hammet Street, Taunton, at around 4.50pm on Friday night (December 14).

Shortly after the crash, a black Kia and a motorbike involved in the incident burst into flames.

Somerset County Gazette:

INCIDENT: The car on fire near Church Square, Taunton. PIC: Ben Charlton

Somerset County Gazette:

BURNT: The remains of the car near Hammet Street 


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Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue were called to scene to tackle the blaze.

The Highways Agency was also called to repave the road after the fire caused damage to the surface.