PC Jamie Hamill, 32, fatally injured Margaret McCarron, 58, in Motherwell. He had been driving a marked Ford Transit when he collided with her in September 2021.
PC Jamie Hamill, 32, fatally injured Margaret McCarron, 58, in Motherwell , Lanarkshire. He had been driving a marked Ford Transit when he collided with her in September 2021.
Prosecutors said Hamill had been on patrol when the car had been spotted. He had turned the police van around and made off in the direction of the vehicle with his blue lights on. McCarron was rushed to hospital but could not be saved despite the efforts of doctors. A post mortem recorded her cause of death as severe chest and neck injuries. The court was told tests had shown she had been drinking before the accident but her husband denied she had been drunk.
In a statement issued through law firm Digby Brown, the McCarron family said: "We welcome the conviction however we remain frustrated it has taken this long to secure.
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