Overview
- PC Mark Roberts is being tried at Teesside Crown Court for causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving after a July 2022 collision in Gateshead.
- Roberts chose not to take the stand, with the court hearing his statement saying he proceeded through the junction, did not see anything else, then felt the impact as airbags deployed.
- A Northumbria Police collision investigator told the jury the crash could have been prevented if Roberts had begun braking about two seconds or 15 metres sooner.
- The investigator said Roberts was travelling at around 25 mph at the moment of impact, while earlier prosecution evidence highlighted he drove through a red light that had been on for roughly six seconds.
- Helmet‑cam and dash‑cam footage were shown to the jury, and Roberts has previously admitted the lesser offences of causing death and serious injury by careless driving while denying that his driving was dangerous.