Surrey Police officer pleads not guilty to dangerous driving after patrol car hit pedestrian
The incident happened in January 2019 on the A23
Last updated 4th Nov 2021
A Surrey Police officer who is accused of dangerous driving after hitting a pedestrian in a patrol car will stand trial next year.
PC James Galloway pleaded not guilty at Southwark Crown Court on October 4 after an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct, which is responsible for looking into serious complaints regarding the police.
He is due to stand trial in August 2022.
PC Galloway was charged with dangerous driving in connection with the collision with an 18-year-old which happened in Earlswood on the evening of 18 January 2019.
The incident happened at a pedestrian crossing on the A23 when the car was responding to a 999 call and moved onto the opposite side of the road.
A Surrey Police spokesperson said: “PC Galloway was driving a marked police car when the collision occurred on a traffic-light operated pedestrian crossing in Earlswood on Friday 18 January 2019.
“The police car was responding to reports of an incident in Banstead at the time. The collision left a pedestrian with an injury to her foot.
“Surrey Police made a referral to the IOPC on 28 January 2019. Following the IOPC investigation, the matter was referred to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), and a criminal charge was authorised.”
An statement from the Independent Office for Police Conduct said: “PC Galloway was the driver of a marked police car when it collided with an 18-year-old woman on a traffic-light operated pedestrian crossing in Earlswood on Friday 18 January 2019.
“The police car was driving along the A23 Brighton Road northbound responding to reports of an incident in Banstead, when it moved onto the opposite side of the road where it was then in collision with the pedestrian.
“Surrey Police made a referral to the IOPC on 28 January 2019 and we concluded our investigation in May 2020.”
His trial is due to start on 22 August 2022.