Man arrested for disregarding road closed order

Mon, 08 Jun 2015

An arrest was made on the TT course following yesterday's Superbike Race after a number of men disregarded the road closure order.

Four men had been walking on the closed road and were verbally abusive to marshalling staff who had instructed them to get back behind the barriers.

One of the men was subsequently arrested for a public order offence and detained at Police Headquarters - he will appear in court today.

Inspector Derek Flint says during race times the marshal's carry the similar powers to the police force: