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4 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Former inspector to stand trial over fatal crash in Etwall
A former detective chief inspector has denied causing the death of a pedestrian by dangerous driving in a village in Cooper, who previously worked for Derbyshire Police, is accused of killing 50-year-old James Bane while driving a Peugeot 208 in Egginton Road, Etwall, in September in the dock wearing a dark blue suit and tie, he pleaded not guilty to causing death by dangerous driving at Nottingham Crown Court on 54-year-old also entered a not guilty plea to causing serious injury to a woman, who cannot be named due to a court order. During the hearing, Mr Cooper spoke only to confirm his name and enter not guilty pleas, and was told he will face trial next Independent Office for Police Conduct confirmed in April this year that charges had been brought against the case after a 10-minute hearing, judge Steven Coupland told Cooper: "I am going to adjourn your case for a trial, which at present will take place starting on 6 July next year."You can have your bail on the same terms as now until that date. The next hearing will be on 29 August this year. You need to be back here on that date."
Yahoo
09-04-2025
- Yahoo
Ex-detective charged over death crash
A former officer is due in court over a crash which killed a pedestrian and injured another nearly four years ago. Michael Cooper, formerly a detective chief inspector at Derbyshire Police, has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving. It comes after a crash in Egginton Road in Etwall, Derbyshire, which killed 50-year-old James Bane and injured another female pedestrian on 28 September 2021. Mr Cooper, 50, is due at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Thursday. This follows an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) watchdog, which subsequently filed evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service which authorised the charges. Follow BBC Derby on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@ or via WhatsApp on 0808 100 2210. Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)
