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flag A police officer faces trial for allegedly causing a 2022 crash that killed Muriel Pinkney and injured her husband while responding to an emergency.

flag A Northumbria Police officer, PC Mark Roberts, 57, is on trial at Teesside Crown Court for allegedly causing the death of 74-year-old Muriel Pinkney and serious injury to her husband Ronald, 77, in a 2022 crash on Dunston Road in Gateshead. flag Roberts, responding to a Grade 1 emergency involving a choking baby, reportedly ran a red light in a marked police car with sirens blaring, colliding with the couple’s motorcycle. flag Muriel died nine days later; Ronald sustained multiple fractures. flag Roberts admits to careless driving but denies dangerous driving, maintaining his actions were not reckless. flag Forensic evidence suggests the crash could have been avoided with earlier braking. flag The trial continues.

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