Katie Price is ‘hospitalised and arrested after alleged ‘drink-drive’ crash’

Katie Price has been hospitalised after a ‘drink-drive’ crash early this morning while serving a driving ban – and now faces jail after six previous disqualifications, it was reported today.

The former glamour model, 43, was said to be in a ‘bad way’ when police arrived and allegedly arrested her at the crash site on a rural lane in Sussex.

A picture – tweeted by a police officer – showed a damaged BMW lying on its side across a lane near the suspected crash site at just before 8am. 

Its mangled front is wedged into the bushes and an ambulance can be seen on the road behind.  

A source told The Sun: ‘Katie rolled her car and was in a bad way when police arrived. She’s in hospital now and everyone is desperately worried about her and why she was driving.’ 

It comes just hours after Ms Price told Good Morning Britain of her pain that being being disqualified from driving meant she could not visit her oldest son Harvey at his residential college when he calls to say he misses her. 

Asked by Susanna Reid how Harvey, 19, was doing, she replied: ‘Harvey’s in Cheltenham now, he keeps ringing me saying, ‘Mummy I miss you, I need your kisses and cuddles’, so it is quite hard.

‘Because obviously I don’t get my licence back until December, so I can’t just whizz in the car down there and it’s not close.’  

Sussex Police said today: ‘Police responded to reports of a single-vehicle collision on the B2135 near Partridge Green around 6.20am on Tuesday (September 28).

‘A woman, 43, was arrested on suspicion of driving while above the legal limit for alcohol and drugs, and has been taken to hospital to be checked over.

‘The road was blocked temporarily while recovery of the vehicle was arranged.’

The mother-of-five has a long history of problems behind the wheel and has been disqualified from driving six times since her first ban back in 2010 for six months.

During her current ban alone, she was caught driving while disqualified in January 2019, and had another three months added to her sentence.

The day before, Ms Price was seen driving her boyfriend Carl’s Land Rover on a public road in Hertfordshire.

A witness said: ‘They were heading in the direction of the M11. Katie looked anxious.

‘She seemed to be biting her nails. How can she be so stupid when she’s only got a few weeks of the ban left to go?’

The ban was issued to Ms Price after her famous pink Range Rover was involved in a crash in November 2018, after which Ms Price refused to tell police who had actually been behind the wheel.

Driving while disqualified can lead to an unlimited fine and jail time of six months.

Ms Price was first slapped with a driving ban in 2010 for six months.

This was for speeding – 83mph in a 70mph zone in West Sussex.

She was then disqualified for a year in 2012, after failing to respond to two speeding tickets.

Ms Price reportedly failed to inform police when she received the ticket for breaking the speeding limit in a 50mph limit on the A24 in Dial Post, West Sussex in 2017.

She claimed that she failed to see a pair of speeding tickets because her mother takes care of the mail.

The former model was ordered to pay a total of £75 and she was slapped with the 12-month driving ban.

In 2018, she was banned for another six months, totting up 12 penalty points on her driver’s license.

During this ban, she was caught driving while disqualified in January 2019, and was given another three months.

A further three months were added to this ban a month after this, when she was convicted of drink-driving the previous October.

Ms Price was released by police pending further investigation on October 10 2018 following an alleged five-day bender that ended up with her being arrested for drink-driving after turning up uninvited to her on-off boyfriend’s birthday party.

At the time, she was receiving treatment at The Priory and meant to be abstaining from alcohol, but it has since been claimed that she went on a five day bender prior to her drink-drive arrest.

She had reportedly been enjoying Strawberry Daquiris with ex-boyfriend Alex Adderson after fearing the 25-year-old would think she is a ‘boring granny’ if she didn’t let her hair down.

Ms Price famously handed herself into police the previous July for driving while on a six-month ban, explaining at the time that she thought her ban was over.

Taking to Instagram, the former glamour model admitted that she thought the ban was done – but as soon as she realised it wasn’t confessed her wrongdoing to authorities to avoid a ‘guilty conscience.’

She said at the time: ‘Been on such an emotional rollercoaster the last 6 months and my head has been all over the place, so much so, that I thought my driving ban was up.

‘After driving to [son] Harvey’s hospital appointment I have NOW found out that I don’t get my licence back until 8th August.

‘With this on my conscience I called police and reported myself.

‘I’ve come such a long way and just want easy life now.

‘I have got out of a hole and am finally happy and looking forward to being my old independent self.’

The reality star received a £750 fine as well as £200 in costs and a £75 surcharge following her conviction, according to reports. 

A South East Ambulance Service spokesman said today: ‘I can confirm we were called at approximately 6.30am to reports of an RTC on the B2135 at Partridge Green.

‘One ambulance crew attended the scene and one person was assessed and treated before being taken to hospital.’