Hit by an unmarked police car
Discussion
I am asking on behalf of a friend, she recently made a lane change on a dual carriageway , checked her mirrors first, saw a car in the distance and decided there was enough room so indicated then pulled out , she was then rear ended by the car she had seen in her mirrors , smashed her face up on the steering wheel, busted nose, black eyes etc.
She managed to get her car safely to the side of the road and was clearly in shock when the occupants of the speeding car announced they were out of uniform police officers, ambulances were called and the police admitted to the ambulance crew that they were doing between 110 and 120 mph at the time of the crash ! In an unmarked car with no sirens or lights fitted or visible.
No accusations of blame were made and the police vehicle and drivers were quickly recovered and removed from the scene of the crash. A Sargent appeared and all my friend recieved was a slip of paper saying she was in an accident with an insurance companies details handwritten on it. No mention that it was a police vehicle, or police officers driving it, no details of the drivers at all or the vehicle , no reg number or names. I would have expected a full on enquiry of some sort as it was an accident involving police officers in a police vehicle where a member of the public was seriously injured? There were also 4 young children In the car as she is a childminder all of whom were taken to hospital. Apparently the car was a police vehicle with a black box fitted but no video or lights and she was invited after a few days to attend an interview under caution which she didn't attend after taking advice , she is the kind of person who wouldn't stand up very well to this sort of interview and was still in shock, in addition to this her husband was told that under no circumstances would he have been allowed to sit in with her. To me this all appears very fishy and improper and would appreciate any informed input as to how she should proceed, she is a sensible girl who clearly couldn't have anticipated the approaching vehicle was doing nearly twice the speed limit and the car was all legal and everything was correct, the children had no injuries and the car was a write off , she has photos of her car which clearly shows a direct rear impact and the inside covered in her blood and also injuries consistent with her wearing her seatbelt,does anybody else smell fish ? Surely the police have broken the law by not giving her the drivers details?
She managed to get her car safely to the side of the road and was clearly in shock when the occupants of the speeding car announced they were out of uniform police officers, ambulances were called and the police admitted to the ambulance crew that they were doing between 110 and 120 mph at the time of the crash ! In an unmarked car with no sirens or lights fitted or visible.
No accusations of blame were made and the police vehicle and drivers were quickly recovered and removed from the scene of the crash. A Sargent appeared and all my friend recieved was a slip of paper saying she was in an accident with an insurance companies details handwritten on it. No mention that it was a police vehicle, or police officers driving it, no details of the drivers at all or the vehicle , no reg number or names. I would have expected a full on enquiry of some sort as it was an accident involving police officers in a police vehicle where a member of the public was seriously injured? There were also 4 young children In the car as she is a childminder all of whom were taken to hospital. Apparently the car was a police vehicle with a black box fitted but no video or lights and she was invited after a few days to attend an interview under caution which she didn't attend after taking advice , she is the kind of person who wouldn't stand up very well to this sort of interview and was still in shock, in addition to this her husband was told that under no circumstances would he have been allowed to sit in with her. To me this all appears very fishy and improper and would appreciate any informed input as to how she should proceed, she is a sensible girl who clearly couldn't have anticipated the approaching vehicle was doing nearly twice the speed limit and the car was all legal and everything was correct, the children had no injuries and the car was a write off , she has photos of her car which clearly shows a direct rear impact and the inside covered in her blood and also injuries consistent with her wearing her seatbelt,does anybody else smell fish ? Surely the police have broken the law by not giving her the drivers details?
I am asking on behalf of a friend, she recently made a lane change on a dual carriageway , checked her mirrors first, saw a car in the distance and decided there was enough room so indicated then pulled out , she was then rear ended by the car she had seen in her mirrors , smashed her face up on the steering wheel, busted nose, black eyes etc.
She managed to get her car safely to the side of the road and was clearly in shock when the occupants of the speeding car announced they were out of uniform police officers, ambulances were called and the police admitted to the ambulance crew that they were doing between 110 and 120 mph at the time of the crash ! In an unmarked car with no sirens or lights fitted or visible.
No accusations of blame were made and the police vehicle and drivers were quickly recovered and removed from the scene of the crash. A Sargent appeared and all my friend recieved was a slip of paper saying she was in an accident with an insurance companies details handwritten on it. No mention that it was a police vehicle, or police officers driving it, no details of the drivers at all or the vehicle , no reg number or names. I would have expected a full on enquiry of some sort as it was an accident involving police officers in a police vehicle where a member of the public was seriously injured? There were also 4 young children In the car as she is a childminder all of whom were taken to hospital. Apparently the car was a police vehicle with a black box fitted but no video or lights and she was invited after a few days to attend an interview under caution which she didn't attend after taking advice , she is the kind of person who wouldn't stand up very well to this sort of interview and was still in shock, in addition to this her husband was told that under no circumstances would he have been allowed to sit in with her. To me this all appears very fishy and improper and would appreciate any informed input as to how she should proceed, she is a sensible girl who clearly couldn't have anticipated the approaching vehicle was doing nearly twice the speed limit and the car was all legal and everything was correct, the children had no injuries and the car was a write off , she has photos of her car which clearly shows a direct rear impact and the inside covered in her blood and also injuries consistent with her wearing her seatbelt,does anybody else smell fish ? Surely the police have broken the law by not giving her the drivers details?
She managed to get her car safely to the side of the road and was clearly in shock when the occupants of the speeding car announced they were out of uniform police officers, ambulances were called and the police admitted to the ambulance crew that they were doing between 110 and 120 mph at the time of the crash ! In an unmarked car with no sirens or lights fitted or visible.
No accusations of blame were made and the police vehicle and drivers were quickly recovered and removed from the scene of the crash. A Sargent appeared and all my friend recieved was a slip of paper saying she was in an accident with an insurance companies details handwritten on it. No mention that it was a police vehicle, or police officers driving it, no details of the drivers at all or the vehicle , no reg number or names. I would have expected a full on enquiry of some sort as it was an accident involving police officers in a police vehicle where a member of the public was seriously injured? There were also 4 young children In the car as she is a childminder all of whom were taken to hospital. Apparently the car was a police vehicle with a black box fitted but no video or lights and she was invited after a few days to attend an interview under caution which she didn't attend after taking advice , she is the kind of person who wouldn't stand up very well to this sort of interview and was still in shock, in addition to this her husband was told that under no circumstances would he have been allowed to sit in with her. To me this all appears very fishy and improper and would appreciate any informed input as to how she should proceed, she is a sensible girl who clearly couldn't have anticipated the approaching vehicle was doing nearly twice the speed limit and the car was all legal and everything was correct, the children had no injuries and the car was a write off , she has photos of her car which clearly shows a direct rear impact and the inside covered in her blood and also injuries consistent with her wearing her seatbelt,does anybody else smell fish ? Surely the police have broken the law by not giving her the drivers details?
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