Cop 'defied orders' to speed to 999 call which ended in crash that left boy, 15, severely brain damaged
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA police constable who responded to a 999 call which ended in a crash that left a teenager severely brain damaged told a disciplinary hearing he was 'justified' in breaching orders to remain within the speed limit.
PC Boris McDohl defied his 'basic' police driving qualification which stipulated he abide by the laws of the road like any other civilian road user, the hearing was told.
The rookie officer, who joined the force a year before and who had only completed his 'basic' police driver training five weeks earlier, was captured topping 58mph in a 30mph-limit zone on a dark and rainy Boxing Day evening in Stockport in 2020.
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’.
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