Norfolk Police officer did not stop after crash in Suffolk, hearing told

The panel is hearing evidence at Norfolk Police headquarters in Wymondham

A woman whose car was hit by a Norfolk Police patrol car said her shock turned to anger when the officer did not stop.

Emily Hewett was on the A146 in Suffolk in March 2022 when her Audi was hit from behind and shunted forward.

Driver PC Karl Warren is subject to a misconduct hearing after police initially accepted his claim he had suffered amnesia.

"I couldn't believe the police vehicle didn't stop," Ms Hewett's statement to the panel said.

She pulled over into a car wash after the incident at Barnby, near Lowestoft.

The Norfolk Police hearing was told she cried, with her shock turning to anger as the police car continued on the A146.

'Are you going to stop?'

Giving evidence, PC Ryan Hargrave, who was PC Warren's passenger, said he had not worked with the officer before.

"We were gaining on the vehicle," he said.

"I expected us to brake and he didn't; that's when the collision occurred."

He said he expected PC Warren to pull in, but he had continued driving.

"I asked him 'are you not going to stop and turn back?'," he added.

"He shook his head, shrugged his shoulders and carried on driving."

Asked if PC Warren's reaction was "bizarre; confusing", PC Hargrave said it was "not one I would expect".

The incident was investigated by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), which recommended PC Warren face a misconduct hearing.

The hearing is expected to conclude on Tuesday.