27-05-2025
Man charged with attempted murder after crash left police officer fighting for life
A 28-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after a police officer was seriously injured in a car crash in Buckinghamshire.
Simranjit Kajla, of Lydford Avenue, Slough, appeared at Reading magistrates' court on Tuesday accused of attempted murder, causing serious injury by dangerous driving, driving while disqualified and using a motor vehicle on a road without insurance.
He was remanded in custody to appear at Reading Crown Court on June 23, prosecutor Chad Echakowitz said after the hearing.
Pc Christopher Miller, a Thames Valley Police officer, was seriously hurt after being hit by a car on the B416 Bells Hill in Stoke Poges at around 10.20pm on May 22.
The officer, 38, has spent five years with the roads policing unit and has been in the police for 13 years, the force said.
Three other people, all from Slough, were arrested in connection with the crash.
A 38-year-old, arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and causing serious injury by dangerous driving, has been released on police bail until Aug 23.
A man, 43, arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and perverting the course of justice, has been released under investigation.
And a 37-year-old woman, arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and perverting the course of justice, remains in custody.
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