An officer who flipped his police car onto its roof in a horror crash has been fined £470. Andrew McCrystal, 30, collided with a BMW during a pursuit of a vehicle in Glasgow's Castlemilk on October 27, 2020.
The constable raced through a red traffic light at a junction - ignoring his police training guidelines. His colleague and passenger PC Scott Stewart, 35, suffered a concussion.
A 39-year-old dad and his son, aged 10, who were in the BMW, fortunately escaped with minor injuries.McCrystal was found guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court of a single charge of dangerous driving.The court heard McCrystal was pursuing a Skoda containing a suspect of serious organised crime.McCrystal tailed the car from the city's Castlemilk in the early evening as they approached a junction with a red light on Dougrie Road and Carmunnock Road.The Skoda went on the opposite side of the road and McCrystal followed suit.PC Stewart said: “I had no concerns going on the opposite side at the time.“PC McCrystal was in control of the vehicle and slowed down sufficiently round the corner.”The officer claimed that McCrystal followed standard procedure at the time and “adjusted to a crawl.”He added that McCrystal was possibly going over the speed limit.PC Stewart stated that he was looking down at his digital notebook on approach to another red-light junction.The officer meantime noticed a blue bonnet coming from his left-hand side.Prosecutor Josh Dowie asked what action McCrystal took.He replied: “I shouted something like ‘watch, watch’ and my next recollection was being involved in a collision.”Mr Dowie then asked if McCrystal adjusted his speed at the traffic light which the witness replied: “I’m not sure.”Mr Dowie: “If the vehicle was slowed to a
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