Gardaí have arrested a man in his 20s and seized a car in relation to the hit-and-run collision on Magazine Road, Cork, on October 26th, 2019.
Investigating officers had appealed for witnesses to the incident in Cork city which has left a 23-year-old UCC student with serious life-changing injuries.
The man is being detained at the Bridewell Garda station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act
The young woman had come up from Wycherley Terrace and was on Magazine Road at about 3.15am on Saturday morning when she was hit by a car.
She was knocked to the ground after suffering a serious injury to her leg and was taken by ambulance to Cork University Hospital. The car, believed to be a dark-coloured Volkswagen Polo, was travelling from Bandon Road on to Magazine Road when it hit the woman. However, it failed to remain at the scene but continued along Magazine Road and gardaí have been checking CCTV footage in the general area.
Investigating officers carried out a technical examination of the scene and concluded the car could have sustained slight damage to the front and rear in the collision.
Gardaí at Anglesea Street subsequently appealed to the driver of the vehicle to come forward, while they also appealed for witnesses to contact them.
In particular gardaí were anxious to speak to any witnesses with video or dash-cam footage or with any information to contact them on 021-4522000.
