But PC Boris McDohl, 34, avoid the sack because he was 'acting in good faith'
A rookie police officer who responded to a 999 call which ended in a crash that left a teenage pedestrian with severe brain damage will be allowed to keep his job after a disciplinary hearing ruled he 'acted in good faith'.
The police car he was following to the incident, driven by PC Sarah De Meulemeester, crashed into Khia Whitehead, then 15, causing catastrophic injuries which left him in a 'permanent vegetative state'. Based on the Stockport division of GMP as a 'response officer', PC McDohl was working on a force-wide initiative to tackle licenced premises breaking Covid restrictions when the incident happened..
The officer 'had tunnel vision which allowed his judgment to be compromised' when he decided to drive above the speed limit, said Mr Forster.
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