PC Nadeem Patel, 28, was driving at more than 80mph before his patrol car struck Shante Daniel-Folkes on Stockwell Road in Brixton, south London, on 9 June, 2021. Another officer was convicted of a lesser charge today, after narrowly missing Ms Daniel-Folkes.
A judge has called for the Metropolitan Police to review acceptable speeds for responses to 999 calls after an officer was jailed over the death of a young woman.
Judge Mark Lucraft KC told PC Patel:"It is clear from the investigation that has been conducted that you drove at grossly excessive speed, over a not insignificant distance, far in excess of that which was safe given the prevailing road conditions, even making allowance for the fact of responding to an emergency call and not being bound by the speed limit."
PC Thomson was cleared of dangerous driving but convicted of the lesser offence of careless driving on Monday.Sentencing PC Thomson, Judge Lucraft said:"I note there is no clear guidance provided by the Metropolitan Police on speeds police cars should not exceed in responding to emergency calls when driving in residential areas or roads subject to a speed limit of 30mph.
Ms Daniel-Folkes had been walking across the road at around 11.20pm close to a pedestrian crossing when PC Thomson's car passed her with its emergency lights and siren activated.He had earlier switched off his front emergency lights so as to not affect PC Thomson's vision in the lead vehicle but did have his siren activated.
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