Ex-officer faces misconduct proceedings over crash

A retired police officer will face gross misconduct proceedings over his handling of a fatal crash investigation.

Jacob Crawshaw, 19, of St Neots, Cambridgeshire, died when the work van he was a passenger in crashed on the A14 in Northamptonshire in October 2021.

During the case, the driver was drug tested too late[1] to establish whether he was under the influence at the time of the incident.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) found there was "a case to answer for gross misconduct", and papers were served to former Det Con Ady Tredwell.

His representative and Northamptonshire Police said they could not fully comment, citing an ongoing investigation arising from the IOPC's review.

References

1. ^ drug tested too late (www.bbc.co.uk)