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Feb 2021
Police officer guilty of dangerous driving over Harrogate crash
A police officer who drove through a red light in Harrogate at 50 miles per hour and then crashed into a car carrying two elderly women has been found guilty of dangerous driving.
DC Quita Passmore, 38, was driving an undercover police vehicle when she went through the red light at the junction of Otley Road and Cold Bath Road.
She was responding to reports of an officer in distress at 10pm on May 5, 2018 when the incident occurred.
Bradford Crown Court heard how Patricia Bulmer and Janet Roberton sustained severe injuries, including broken bones and a punctured lung.
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The jury of 12 people retired for deliberations at about 1pm today and returned with a guilty verdict on two counts of dangerous driving at about 4.30pm.
DC Passmore, who pleaded not guilty, said in a statement that was read out during the trial:
Patricia Bulmer, who was driving the vehicle that was hit, told police in hospital:
Janet Roberton, who was a passenger, told police:
Judge Burn adjourned the court until tomorrow morning, when he will sentence DC Passmore for dangerous driving.
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