Alexander Lewis

“There was no opportunity for the pursuing driver to communicate a dynamic risk assessment to the control centre, to assist the control centre in making a decision to authorise or stand down the pursuit.”

“The number of tasks having to be undertaken by the pursuing driver meant that vital information as to the risks involved in continuing the pursuit were missed, in the present case that being a contravention of a red light”

“The officer in charge of driver training confirmed that from a safety perspective, it would be safer to have the crew in a pursuit situation "double manned".”