From the ArcaMax Publishing, ArcaMax Chef Newsletter:
http://www.arcamax.com/news/arcamaxchef/s-540644-713623
LONDON (UPI) -- Police officers in Britain reportedly admitted to
causing an average of more than 64 crashes a week in 2008.
The Daily Mirror reported Monday police officers admitted to causing
3,357 crashes in 2008 through their driving actions, resulting in 126
people needing hospital treatment.
Details regarding possible fatalities during last year's
police-related crashes were not reported.
But figures from British police forces regarding police-related car
accidents since 2004 showed more than 150 people have died in such
incidents. Among those reported fatalities, 79 occurred during police
chases.
The accident figures from police were obtained through Freedom of
Information laws, the Mirror said.
The police data resulted in the European Federation of Road Traffic
Victims and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
recommending officers use the information to make necessary driving
changes.
"There should be better road training for all officers. Police should
not be allowed to speed or break road laws unless someone's life is at
risk," the European federation said.