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27
Jan 2021
Harrogate elderly women 'thought they would die' in police crash
Two elderly Harrogate women thought they were going to die when an undercover police officer crashed into their car on the Otley Road.
Detective Constable Quita Passmore was responding to reports of officers in distress at 10pm on May 5, 2018.
The officer was driving an undercover car with blue lights and sirens on. She had been travelling at around 50 miles per hour before she collided with the elderly women.
She had gone through the red lights at the junction with Cold Bath Road, a jury at Bradford Crown Court heard today.
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The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) carried out an investigation into the crash and passed its findings onto the Crown Prosecution Service ahead of the case.
Mr Dunn, the prosecuting barrister, told the court:
Victim statements
Both of the victims were retired elderly women. They suffered serious injuries, with the court hearing a list of broken bones and a punctured lung.
Patricia Bulmer, who was driving a red Vauxhall Corsa, told police in hospital after the crash:
Janet Roberton, who was the passenger in the car, also told police:
Detective Constable Quita Passmore has pleaded not guilt to two counts of dangerous driving.
The case continues.
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