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| Officers face charges over crash | Officers face charges over crash |
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| Two police officers are to face charges of causing death by dangerous driving over a crash in which a man died. | Two police officers are to face charges of causing death by dangerous driving over a crash in which a man died. |
| Peter Williams, 67, of Bolton-le-Sands, Lancashire, died after his car collided with a marked police car in Carnforth, near Lancaster, on 2 November 2006. | Peter Williams, 67, of Bolton-le-Sands, Lancashire, died after his car collided with a marked police car in Carnforth, near Lancaster, on 2 November 2006. |
| The police car was in a convoy of two vehicles on a training run to test an electronic speed camera device. | The police car was in a convoy of two vehicles on a training run to test an electronic speed camera device. |
| Pc Sean Schofield, 38, and Pc Andrew Massingham, 41, are to appear before Liverpool magistrates on 11 February. | Pc Sean Schofield, 38, and Pc Andrew Massingham, 41, are to appear before Liverpool magistrates on 11 February. |
| The decision follows an Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) investigation into the fatal incident. | The decision follows an Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) investigation into the fatal incident. |
| The police officers were testing an electronic speed camera device | |
| The crash happened on the B6254 between the villages of Arkholme and Over Kellet, near Lancaster. | The crash happened on the B6254 between the villages of Arkholme and Over Kellet, near Lancaster. |
| A third officer who was the passenger in the car being driven by Pc Schofield will not face criminal charges, the IPCC said. | A third officer who was the passenger in the car being driven by Pc Schofield will not face criminal charges, the IPCC said. |
| Mr Williams was in the car with his wife Jean, who on their way to the Yorkshire Dales for the weekend. | Mr Williams was in the car with his wife Jean, who on their way to the Yorkshire Dales for the weekend. |
| Retired academic Mr Williams suffered severe chest and leg injuries and died in Lancaster Royal Infirmary the following day. | Retired academic Mr Williams suffered severe chest and leg injuries and died in Lancaster Royal Infirmary the following day. |
| His wife sustained multiple fractures, while Pc Schofield suffered internal bruising and his colleague suffered a broken leg. | His wife sustained multiple fractures, while Pc Schofield suffered internal bruising and his colleague suffered a broken leg. |
| A Lancashire Constabulary spokesman said: "We can confirm that two Lancashire police officers have been summonsed to appear before Liverpool Magistrates Court on 11 February 2008 to face charges of causing death by dangerous driving." | A Lancashire Constabulary spokesman said: "We can confirm that two Lancashire police officers have been summonsed to appear before Liverpool Magistrates Court on 11 February 2008 to face charges of causing death by dangerous driving." |