Former Manchester City, West Ham and England winger Trevor Sinclair is believed to have been arrested on suspicion of drink driving, common assault and criminal damage on Sunday night following a collision with a pedestrian.
Sinclair is alleged to have been involved in a domestic disturbance that saw the police called.
But the BBC pundit had left the scene by the time officers arrived, only to be later found after seemingly hitting a pedestrian with his car around a 10 minute drive away near his home in Lytham St Annes on the Lancashire coast.
A police spokesperson said, "Police were contacted at 8.