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A motorist who left a cyclist in a coma after crashing into her works as police constable in the Metropolitan Police, it has been revealed.

Louise Callaghan, 39, from Walton, was left in a medically-induced coma for four days and suffered multiple broken bones after she was hit by a car while cycling with her partner in Addlestone on June 8, 2018.

Matthew McGahan, 35, was fined £485 and had seven points placed on his licence earlier this month after pleading guilty to careless driving, a sentence that was met with outrage from the victim.

Now the Metropolitan Police has confirmed PC McGahan works in its division responsible for policing roads and dealing with other transport related incidents.

Louise says she was "horrified" to find out that the person who hit her was a police officer responsible for ensuring motorists follow the rules of the road.

Louise says she was cycling with her partner, Craig, around the roundabout with St Peter's Way, Chertsey Road and Woburn Hill, when PC McGahan pulled out without looking.

"I'm quite horrified that someone who didn't look while he was joining a roundabout is policing motorists," she said. "It doesn't really reflect well on them."

She added that she did not want PC McGahan to lose his job, but that she would like him to be aware of the "full extent of my suffering and be genuinely sorry" as well as being retrained.

"I'm cross his licence hasn't been revoked," she said. "I'm really surprised he hasn't got in contact to apologise. I actually don't think he realises how much damage he's done."

The crash left her with a brain bleed, a fractured skull and breaks to her collarbone, scapula, elbow and pelvis, while subsequent surgeries have left her with nerve damage.

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"I've got significant nerve damage," she said. "I've been in a really acute pain. I literally haven't left the house in a month apart for hospital appointments."

She says she would like to thank a first aider who identified himself as Tim, who "took charge" of the scene until ambulance crews got there.

"Craig said Tim was a former emergency responder," she said. "Basically I just wanted to thank him as he was really integral to keeping me alive."

A spokesman for Metropolitan Police confirmed PC McGahan, who was sentenced at Guildford Magistrates Court on March 1, works for the force and is attached to its Roads and Transport Policing Command.

"He pleaded guilty to careless driving and was awarded seven penalty points and handed a fine. The Directorate of Professional Standards will pursue misconduct proceedings."

The spokesman added that he has been placed on "restricted duties" but refused to comment further.