Postby Erykah » Wed Feb 12, 2014 8:12 pm
I was the driver of a virtually stationary blue VW golf that was hit by a speeding police car trying to overtake me on the right at 3.30pm yesterday afternoon.
I was indicating to turn right from Latchmere Rd into Amies Street when I heard a police siren. Before I had a chance to even look the police car had come from behind and smashed into the right side of the bonnet.
The car spun in the road and mercifully was hit by any other cars. Miraculously my children (3 and 1) were unhurt. I have a minor head injury.
At the time a woman with short dark hair and a tatoo on her arm helped my son out of the car while I rescued my daughter. She said she had seen the incident and that it was the fault of the police. In the shock of the incident I didn't take her name.
The police are now disputing liability over the insurance claim and i have no record of witness. My neighbour met another unknown man who had seen it and was angry at the police, but again we do not know who he is.
It was also the opinion of the ambulance staff who attended that I was not at faul, based on their experience of driving at speed with a blue light.
If anyone has any information that would help, please could you contact me by email rather than pm and let me know on this site that you have done so.
Many thanks