Woman injured by car following pursuit - Cambridgeshire Police, July 2018

On 29 July 2018, at about 3.55pm officers from Cambridgeshire Police attempted to stop a vehicle in Peterborough after an activation on their in-car automatic number plate recognition system.

The car failed to stop and passed through a set of red lights at high speed, overtaking other vehicles. The car then collided with a vehicle travelling in the opposite direction. A woman in this vehicle sustained serious, but not life-threatening or -changing injuries.

The driver of the car attempted to flee on foot, but was detained by police shortly afterwards. First aid was provided to the woman at the scene before she was taken to hospital.

The incident was referred to us and we launched our investigation in August 2018.

Our investigators gathered statements and reviewed footage from the in-car video recorder in the police vehicle. They also considered relevant local and national policy were also considered.

Based on the evidence available we found no indication that any person serving with the police may have behaved in a manner that would justify the bringing of disciplinary proceedings, or had committed a criminal offence. We completed our investigation in January 2019.

After reviewing our report, Cambridgeshire Police agreed.