Here is an extract taken from the Independent Police Complaints Committee Statement dated 8th April 2009.
Northumbria Police officer found guilty of death by dangerous driving
It does kind of say it all.
Quote:
Gary Garland, IPCC Commissioner for the North East, said: “This incident was an absolute tragedy, particularly because it should have been totally avoidable.
“Pc John Dougal is a highly trained police driver, yet he chose to take totally unnecessary and unacceptable risks and travel at high speed on a residential road.
He had no justification whatsoever to drive at such excessive speed.
“Being a highly trained police driver should never be used as licence to take unnecessary risks on public roads.
The actions of Pc Dougal fell well below the standards we should expect of police officers.
His driving was highly dangerous – and had terrible consequences that he must live with for the rest of his life.
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