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Two police officers taking part in a road safety campaign have been sacked after filming themselves breaking the speed limit at 89mph in a seized sports car.   PC Shaun Pearce and PC Daniel Pike, from Devon and Cornwall Police, shared the video with colleagues on a work WhatsApp group.  A disciplinary hearing last week found that they had committed gross misconduct, and they were banned from working for any police force in England and Wales.  PC Shaun Pearce and PC Daniel Pike, from Devon and Cornwall Police, filmed themselves breaking the speed limit at 89mph in a seized sports car

BBC News Published image captionThe officers broked the speed limit in a high performance vehicle they seized Two police officers have been sacked after filming themselves breaking the speed limit at 89 mph in a seized high-performance vehicle. Devon and Cornwall Police officers PC Shaun Pearce and PC Daniel Pike shared the video with colleagues on WhatsApp. They were taking part in road safety campaign, which included preventing speeding, at the time. A disciplinary hearing on Thursday found the officers had committed gross misconduct and should be dismissed. They are now banned from worki...

Two police officers with Devon and Cornwall's road safety team have been sacked after taking a seized vehicle for a high-speed ride. PC Shaun Pearce and PC Daniel Pike have been dismissed without notice from Devon and Cornwall Police, after members of the misconduct panel found that their actions amounted to gross misconduct. The pair faced allegations that in 2019 they breached the standards appropriate to the conduct of a police officer in respect of honesty, integrity, authority, respect, courtesy, duties and responsibilities, and discreditable conduct. The public hearing took plac...

Two Devon and Cornwall Police officers dismissed for speeding in seized vehicle PC Shaun Pearce and PC Daniel Pike have been found guilty of gross misconduct The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Two officers from Devon and Cornwall Police have been dismissed after being found guilty of gross misconduct and barred from policing. On January 16, 2019, PC Shaun Pearce and PC Daniel Pike were alleged to have driven a seized vehicle without permission from the owner and reached a speed of 89 mph. It is not known where the incident took place. Devon and Cornwall Police said that due to this...

Inspector Pat Swindells from the Gympie Patrol Group. The Fatal Five – speeding, fatigue, impaired driving (drink and drug), failure to wear a seat belt and driver distraction and inattention - will be high on the priority list. There will be roadside testing for drugs and alcohol, and “covert and overt speed enforcement in high risk zones”. Inspector Pat Swindells of the Gympie Patrol Group said police were concerned with a “growing number of lives lost” on Queensland roads. “There has been a 46 per cent increase in vehicle related fatalities compared to the same time period l...