Police officer charged with dangerous driving after car chase ended in collision A police officer who collided with a suspect following a car chase has been charged with dangerous driving. PC Lee […]

A police officer who collided with a suspect following a car chase has been charged with dangerous driving.

PC Lee Rumsey has been charged in connection with an incident from last summer, when a silver Mercedes failed to stop for officers in Peterborough.

This began a car chase, which ended when the Mercedes stopped and the 21-year-old driver attempted to escape on foot.

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Collision resulting in minor injuries

It was at this point he was engaged in collision with the police car and suffered minor injuries.

After being asked to investigate, an Independent Police Complaints Committee (IPCC) spokesperson said at the time: “A collision occurred between a man and the police car. The man is believed to have sustained a dislocated shoulder.

“After being notified of the incident by Cambridgeshire Constabulary, IPCC investigators were deployed to conduct enquiries. The police car has been examined and investigators are currently in the process of downloading and viewing in-car data.”

PC Lee Rumsey is due to appear at Peterborough Magistrates Court on May 9 following an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).

Cambridge Constabulary

Earlier this month a Cambridge police officer attended a misconduct hearing after he allegedly ran down a suspect while on duty in a marked car.

The officer had been called to an incident at a nightclub in Cambridge and he followed a suspect in his car as the man ran away on foot.

The officer turned his car towards the pavement and the front of vehicle collided with the suspect. The officer then allegedly said: “That’s how you deal with that.”

His actions were ruled as gross misconduct.

The original source of this story is our sister title Peterborough Telegraph