Collision during a pursuit - Staffordshire Police, April 2017

During the late afternoon of 29 April 2017, a man driving a black Honda Civic was involved in a serious collision with three other cars while being pursued by officers of Staffordshire Police in the Stockton Brook area, Staffordshire. The driver of the Honda Civic and four other people involved in the accident sustained injuries, some of them serious.

Our investigation looked at the actions and decisions of Staffordshire Police officers and staff during their contact with the driver of the Honda Civic.

We found no evidence to suggest that the presence of the police car played any role in the collision between the Honda Civic and the other three cars. The investigation reached the conclusion that the pursuit was correctly authorised and conducted in accordance with local and national police pursuit policies.

We found no indication that any person serving with the police may have committed a criminal offence or behaved in a manner justifying the bringing of disciplinary proceedings. Neither have we identified any specific performance issues for the force to consider.