Thames Valley PC due in court after woman killed in crash

Kimberley Cameron, 27, died after being hit by a police vehicle while out for a run, crossing a pelican crossing on the A41 in Aylesbury in 2021. PC Philip Duthie, 41, who is currently working on "restricted duties", will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court accused of causing death by careless driving on April 27. This follows a reinvestigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).

At around 4.45pm on April 16 2021, PC Duthie was responding to a report of a serious incident when his vehicle struck the 27-year-old. The IOPC stated: "We decided to carry out a reinvestigation in 2023 after considering new evidence from the inquest into her death. "After completing our reinvestigation in December 2025, we sent a file of evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), which authorised the charge of causing death by careless driving contrary to section 2B of the Road Traffic Act 1988."

Thames Valley Police said: "The force's thoughts remain with the family and friends of Kimberley Cameron, and all those affected by this incident." In October 2022, an inquest at Beaconsfield Coroners Court heard Kimberly described as an "aspiring, kind and thoughtful person" and a much-loved daughter, sister, granddaughter, niece, friend and colleague. Known to her loved ones as Kim and Kimmy, a statement from her family revealed her dream was to become an NHS nurse before following in the footsteps of her dad and granddad in becoming an RAF officer.

The senior coroner for Buckinghamshire, Crispin Butler, had noted that the cause of the death following a post-mortem was "multiple injuries".