The suspect is being held on suspicion of attempted murder, dangerous driving and drug driving after a car was driven into a crowd at Liverpool FC’s victory parade on Monday.
Police have said the extra give they have been given to question the suspect runs into tomorrow.
The force believe the vehicle which struck pedestrians on Water Street had followed an ambulance crew that was attending to someone suffering a heart attack, after a road block was temporarily lifted.
In an update this afternoon, the force has also confirmed that seven people remain in hospital in a stable condition following the collision.
Merseyside Police added that it is now in contact with 79 people who were injured in the crash – an increase on the 65 people who were confirmed injured in the force’s previous update.
It comes after Water Street was reopened to vehicles and pedestrians this morning after the police cordon at the crime scene was lifted.
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