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Two police officers charged after death of pregnant woman

Two police officers have been charged after the death of a heavily pregnant woman in a car crash.

The 38-year-old woman was killed after her car was involved in a collision with a police vehicle in Eltham Road in October 2024. Her unborn child could also not be saved.

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it had authorised a charge of causing death by dangerous driving against Metropolitan Police PC Chris Johnson, 56, the driver of the police vehicle involved in the collision.

And former PC Danny Tomkins, 35, the driver of a second police vehicle, has been charged with dangerous driving in relation to the standard of his driving.

The pair will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on 28 May.

The Metropolitan Police said Johnson is attached to the Met's Taskforce. Tomkins was attached to the same unit at the time of the incident.

Acting Detective Chief Superintendent James Derham, who leads policing in Greenwich, said: "Our thoughts remain with the woman's family and friends, who continue to grieve the loss of her and her unborn child.

"This was a truly terrible and heartbreaking incident."

The charges follow an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), which began a probe following a mandatory referral from the Met.

The IOPC referred a file to the CPS following the conclusion of the investigation in October 2025.

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Malcolm McHaffie, head of the CPS's special crime division, said: "Following a thorough review of the evidence in this case, we have authorised criminal charges against one current and one former police officer.

"Our prosecutors have worked to establish that there is sufficient evidence to bring this case to court and that it is in the public interest to pursue criminal proceedings."

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