Rookie cop who raced to 'tragic' 999 incident handed final written warning for ignoring driving instructions

manchestereveningnews.co.uk:

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'.

PC Boris McDohl, 34, defied his 'basic' driving police permissions which required him to stick to the normal laws of the road when he activated his emergency lights and topped 59mph on 30mph-limit roads when he responded to reports of a man with a knife running amok in a house.

But a disciplinary panel ruled the officer had 'acted in good faith' when volunteered to respond to the 999 call, had not lied afterwards and should keep his job.

He was handed a final written warning. PC McDohl admits he defied his 'basic' police driving qualification which stipulated he abide by the laws of the road like any other civilian road user.