Man injured during pursuit - South Yorkshire Police, March 2019

On 25 March 2019 at 12.38 am, South Yorkshire Police (SYP) officers were on patrol on the Manor Estate, Sheffield. While on Castlebeck Avenue, they saw a Ford Fiesta with three occupants and intending to stop it, the driver of the police car activated their car’s blue lights and warning sirens to indicate for the driver of the Fiesta to stop. The Fiesta failed to stop so the police car started to pursue it. Shortly after this another SYP car joined the pursuit. After several minutes, the Ford Fiesta collided with another private car unconnected to the pursuit. A man who was in the Fiesta was injured in the collision.

Our investigators reviewed the dash-cam video footage from the first police car involved. We listened to the radio messages that were passed between the officers and the police control room. We took statements from the officers involved and spoke with the members of the public that were travelling in the private car that was involved in the collision with the Ford Fiesta. They also spoke to the injured man who declined to engage with the investigation.

After a thorough investigation of all the evidence, we found no evidence to indicate that any police officer or member of staff may have acted in a manner which would justify disciplinary action or caused or contributed to the injuries sustained by the man. All police officers and staff were treated as witnesses and co-operated fully with the investigation.