Two Met officers charged following investigation into fatal road collision

Two Met officers – one of whom is no longer serving - have been charged in connection with a fatal road collision in south-east London in 2024.

It follows an Independent Office for Police Conduct investigation into the incident, where a 38-year-old woman* and her unborn child died after her vehicle was involved in a collision with a police vehicle on the A20 in Eltham on 17 October, 2024.

The officers were driving in two unmarked police cars in response to an unrelated incident, when one of the vehicles was involved in the fatal collision.

PC Chris Johnson, the driver of the police vehicle involved in the collision, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving.

Former PC Danny Tomkins, the driver of the second police vehicle, has been charged with dangerous driving, which relates to his alleged manner of driving.

They are both due to appear at the Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 28 May, 2026.

We began an independent investigation following a mandatory referral from the Met. At the conclusion of our investigation in October 2025, we decided to refer files of evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service, which authorised the charges.

*The family of the woman, who we have chosen not to name at their request, has specifically asked for privacy.