Video shows sacked police officer flipping car

A video shows a police car that was flipped onto its roof after clipping a parked car, which saw the officer driving it eventually sacked.

Former PC Charlotte Morris was driving the Thames Valley Police (TVP) car in Eton Wick, Berkshire, on 27 August 2023, when she hit the parked BMW, causing it minor damage.

She was sacked after a panel found her claim that an animal ran into the police car's path in Eton Wick Road was a lie.

In February 2024, she admitted careless driving, got five penalty points on her licence and was told to pay a £266 fine, £90 costs and a £106 victim surcharge by magistrates.

Morris, who was previously based in Slough, was in the car with another officer but neither suffered any lasting injuries.

She suffered minor head injuries and a back injury, which required a short course of physiotherapy, TVP said.

The panel said Morris' lie was an example of "operational dishonesty".

It said it "regretted" that she would be sacked but that it was the least serious outcome that it could pass given TVP's misconduct rules.

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