The comments from the Independent Office for Police Conduct’s regional director followed a The panel found Ch Insp Keith Ewart’s failure to tell the then IPCC that he had listened to a 999 call following a fatal crash that claimed the life of Aidan Ridley, 22, in 2016 amounted to gross misconduct. Offering her condolences to Mr Ridley’s family, IOPC regional director Catrin Evans said: “Police guidance puts the onus squarely on an officer to positively disclose any relevant information when acting in the role of a police friend during an investigation. “Ch Insp Ewart did not tell our investigators about the extent of his involvement in the incident, and neither did he inform senior Wiltshire officers.