A police officer in Scotland has been sentenced to 225 hours of unpaid work after a fatal collision while driving a marked patrol van.
A police officer who killed a woman after he struck her while speeding in his patrol van has been ordered to carry out 225 hours of unpaid work. 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 he was driving at 39mph in a 30mph zone when he hit Mrs McCarron as she tried to cross Merry St near her home.
Mrs McCarron was rushed to University Hospital Wishaw for treatment but passed away a short time after arriving. Hamill, of Strathaven, Lanarkshire, appeared at Hamilton Sheriff Court and admitted causing death by careless driving. Sheriff Louise Gallacher imposed unpaid work and disqualified Hamill from driving for 21 months. The court heard Hamill and a colleague had been on patrol when they spotted a car they believed had no valid insurance. He turned the van around and made off in the direction of the vehicle with his blue lights on. They lost sight of the car but after checking the registration decided to visit an address in Bellshill to question the owner. But as they made their way through Motherwell having switched off their emergency lights they collided with Mrs McCarron around 8.15pm. A post mortem recorded her cause of death as severe chest and neck injuries. The court was told she had been drinking before the accident but her husband denied she had been drunk. Prosecutors said Hamill, who had 18 months service with the force, had been 'visibly upset' after the incident and recorded negative test results for alcohol and drugs. Murdo MacLeod KC, defending, said Hamill had shown 'genuine remorse' over the incident. He added: 'Mr Hamill has expressed profound regret and remorse over the death of Mrs McCarron. 'He knows no sentence imposed by the court could replace the loss of her. 'He feels he has let down his family and his employer and deeply regrets the consequences of his action
POLICE OFFICER FATAL CRASH UNPAID WORK SCOTLAND DRIVING OFFENSE
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Racism in police ‘not just few people’ ex-senior police officerWe spoke to the former Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu.
Read more »
Andrew Tate and Brother Ordered to Forfeit £2.8 Million in Unpaid TaxesControversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan have been ordered to forfeit £2.8 million in unpaid taxes by a UK court. The seizure follows claims the pair haven't paid taxes on £21 million in revenue from their online businesses.
Read more »
Police can seize more than £2m from Tate brothers over unpaid tax claimsChief magistrate Paul Goldspring said the Tate brothers had engaged in a ‘straightforward cheat of the revenue’.
Read more »
Australian police officer who fatally tasered a 95-year-old great-grandmother sacked following manslaughter...An Australian police officer found guilty of manslaughter after shocking a 95-year-old woman with a Taser in a nursing home has been sacked, New South Wales (NSW) Police confirmed.
Read more »
Police officer who rammed young cow with his car 'acted lawfully''There was a public outcry after footage was posted online of a police officer driving into the10-month-old cow in an attempt to stop her in Staines-Upon-Thames in Surrey.
Read more »
Police officer charged with causing death by dangerous driving following fatal collision with moped in EnfieldChristopher De Carvalho Guedes, 26, died after the moped he was riding was involved in a collision with a marked police van in north London in October last year.
Read more »