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Officer faces trial over fatal 2021 collision
26 May
Summary
- PC Philip Duthie faces charges for a 2021 pedestrian death.
- The officer has pleaded not guilty to causing death by careless driving.
- A trial date is set for January 2027.
PC Philip Duthie, 41, has entered a plea of not guilty to charges of causing death by careless driving. The charges stem from the death of 27-year-old Kimberley Cameron, which occurred on the A41 Bicester Road in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, in April 2021. The prosecution indicated at the Old Bailey hearing that Duthie, a Thames Valley Police officer, was responding to an emergency call at the time.
It was stated that the officer's view was obstructed by a van as Ms. Cameron crossed the road. An inquest jury previously concluded in October 2022 that her death was a result of a road-traffic collision. A reinvestigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct in 2023, following new evidence from the inquest, led to the Crown Prosecution Service authorising the charge.
PC Duthie, who resides in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, was granted unconditional bail. A trial date has been set for January 5, 2027, with Judge Simon Mayo KC scheduling a further pre-trial hearing for July 20. Ms. Cameron's parents described her as an "amazing young woman" who lived life to the fullest. Thames Valley Police confirmed that Duthie had been on restricted duties.
