‘A 33-year-old man of no fixed address has been charged’ - Northamptonshire Police

The A14 was closed for over three hours with hundreds of motorists trapped in tailbacks

A 33-year-old man from Kettering was arrested and subsequently charged after an incident that resulted in the closure of the A14 for more than three hours on Tuesday (November 10).

Hundreds of motorists were stuck in traffic on the dual carriageway - east and westbound - approaching Junction 9 - the turn for the A509 and Pytchley and and Junction 10 - the turn for Burton Latimer.

The incident took place just after 6pm and continued for three hours.

A spokeswoman for Northants Police said: “A 33-year-old man of no fixed address has been charged with one count of wilful obstruction of a highway.

“He has been released on conditional bail until December 10, when he is due to appear before Northampton Magistrates’ Court.”

An earlier version of this story used information from Northants Police that said a 33-year-old from Kettering had been released on conditional bail.