A Greater Manchester Police (GMP) officer has been charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving, following an Independent Office for Police Conduct investigation
PC Sam Lockley will appear tomorrow at Liverpool Magistrates Court following the incident in Rochdale in November 2023 when a car he was driving crashed into a pedestrian while chasing a suspected drunk driver
In a statement the IOPC said
PC Lockley was driving a marked police vehicle and attempted to stop a suspected drunk driver on Drake Street. A short pursuit commenced lasting approximately a minute when the police vehicle collided with a pedestrian on the footpath of Rochdale Road at approximately 3.30am. The pedestrian suffered serious injuries as a result of the collision and has received extensive medical treatment since.
