Police officer is charged with dangerous driving after ‘crash’ while responding to a terror attack

A police officer has been charged with dangerous driving after an alleged collision with three other vehicles and a garden wall while responding to a terror attack, according to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).

PC Paul Fisher faces allegations that he drove dangerously before his unmarked police car was involved in a crash on Streatham Common North, in south London, on February 2, 2020, the police regulator said.

The 45-year-old is attached to the Metropolitan Police Specialist Firearms Command, according to the IOPC.

PC Paul Fisher of the Met Police has been charged with dangerous driving following an alleged crash. File image

He is due to attend Westminster Magistrates’ Court on August 22.

During the terror incident, Sudesh Amman, 20, was shot dead by armed undercover officers.

He stole a knife from a hardware shop and began randomly stabbing members of the public while wearing a fake suicide vest in Streatham High Road.

Amman was being tracked through covert surveillance measures, and was being followed after his release from prison. 

The IOPC said the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) authorised a charge under section 2 of the Road Traffic Act (1988) after an investigation concluded in May 2021 following a referral from the Met in February the previous year.

The CPS decided to take no further action against a second police driver whose marked vehicle was in close proximity when the collision occurred, according to the regulator.

PC Fisher is due to attend Westminster Magistrates’ Court on August 22. File image