Police driver on 'wrong side' of road before crash

A police officer responding to an emergency call was driving at 60mph on the wrong side of the road before hitting a woman, a court heard.

The prosecution said PC Philip Duthie's view had been obstructed by a van as Kimberley Cameron, 27, crossed the A41 Bicester Road in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, on 16 April 2021.

At a Westminster Magistrates' Court hearing, the 41-year-old, who is charged with causing death by careless driving, elected for his case to be heard by a judge and jury at a crown court.

District Judge Michael Snow released Duthie, of Chappell Way in Leighton Buzzard, on unconditional bail ahead of his next appearance at the Old Bailey on 26 May.

The prosecution said the speed limit along the stretch of the A41, where Duthie was driving, is 40mph.

Cameron had been jogging at the time of the collision.

In October 2022, an inquest jury concluded that Cameron's death was the result of a road-traffic collision.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct reinvestigated the incident after it said "new evidence" emerged at the inquest.

Cameron's parents, Kevin and Liane Cameron, had described their daughter as "an amazing young woman, who took every opportunity in life to push her limits and live life to the full".

Thames Valley Police had previously said that Duthie was on restricted duties.

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