An officer has been charged in reference to the demise of a pedestrian who was struck by a marked police van.
Margaret McCarron, beforehand Borland, was fatally injured after being hit in Motherwell’s Merry Street on 19 September 2021.
The 58-year-old, from the North Lanarkshire city, was taken to University Hospital Wishaw however was pronounced lifeless a short while later.
Police Scotland acknowledged on the time neither of the officers throughout the marked Ford Transit had been injured.
The power’s Road Policing Unit launched a probe into the incident. The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC) was additionally instructed by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) to analyze.
A 30-year-old officer has now been charged in reference to the crash, the police watchdog confirmed.
A PIRC spokesperson mentioned: “We had been instructed by the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service to analyze the demise of Margaret McCarron in Motherwell on 19 September 2021, when she acquired deadly accidents after being struck by a police car.
“On the further instruction of COPFS, a 30-year-old police officer has now been charged in connection with the matter.
“An extra report has been submitted to the COPFS.”
COPFS and Police Scotland had been contacted for remark.
Source: information.sky.com”