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Cyclist seriously injured in hit and run involving car being chased by police

A suspect has been arrested and remains in police custody

A cyclist was seriously injured when he was hit by a driver fleeing from police. The Met said a suspect was arrested “a short while later”.

The London Evening Standard reports that a car being pursued by a marked police car hit a male cyclist on Mile End Road at around 11.30pm on Thursday December 17. The cyclist was rushed to hospital with a head injury and remains in a serious condition.

A spokeswoman said:

“At 11.30pm on Thursday, 17 December, officers in a marked police vehicle were following a car in Mile End Road. The car was in collision with a cyclist and the driver fled the scene.

“London Ambulance Service attended and treated the male cyclist for a head injury. He was taken to an east London hospital where he remains in a serious condition.”

According to Scotland Yard, the Directorate of Professional standards and the Independent Police Complaints Commission watchdog have been informed “as a matter of routine.”

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userfriendly | 8 years ago
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More policing, yes. All for doubling or quadrupling the police budget. But a lot of the time it seems that, like in the two cases mentioned above, giving chase in crowded areas prompts the suspect to start being much more dangerous to everyone around him. Are there no alternatives whatsoever? I have a hard time believing that.

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fenix | 8 years ago
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Awful situation but don't forget many many people have been killed by dangerous drivers who weren't being chased. If we'd had more policing who knows how many of them might have been put away beforehand.

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ironmancole | 8 years ago
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Driver flees the scene then quite simply it should be classed as attempted murder, how can a driver do that and drive off and only once caught benefit from the 'it was an accident' farce?

No regard for public safety or authority should equal lifetime ban as a starting point, no excuses.

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racyrich | 8 years ago
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Most of southern England's roads would be off limits to police pursuits on that basis - everywhere is too busy to be truly safe to chase to someone.

 

 

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Stumps replied to racyrich | 8 years ago
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racyrich wrote:

Most of southern England's roads would be off limits to police pursuits on that basis - everywhere is too busy to be truly safe to chase to someone.

 

There are guidelines we have to follow and it takes into account road conditions, weather, other road users and the type of area your driving through. If one of those scenarios is in force then the control room will tell the driver to abort the pursuit.

As for your comemnt about the south, we can still pursue someone even if the roads are busy you just take each scenario as it comes - i've been involved in a 15 mph pursuit through a busy city centre.

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Critchio replied to Stumps | 8 years ago
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stumps]<p>[quote=racyrich wrote:

 

.... i've been involved in a 15 mph pursuit through a busy city centre.

On your road bike?  1

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userfriendly | 8 years ago
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Why not? Is the mere possibility of prosecution of a suspect of higher value than the lives of bystanders?

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earth | 8 years ago
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That is a very unfortunate event.  While I wouldn't want innocent people to be injured I also wouldn't want the Police to stop pursuing criminals for fear of accidents.

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