A woman who died along with her dog after a collision with a police car has been named as grandmother Sharron Hall. A police officer has been informed they will be subject to a criminal investigation and under internal investigation for potential gross misconduct, police watchdogs, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said.
An initial IOPC investigation of the fatal incident has found mother-of-four Ms Hall, 64, was driving a Suzuki Celerio down Cleator Moor Road in Whitehaven, Cumbria, around 7.50am on Sunday, January 19. At the same time three officers were responding to an emergency call and travelling in separate vehicles.
The second police vehicle, a Peugeot 308 estate, collided with Ms Hall’s car. Ms Hall died in hospital the next day. Her dog was in the car and was also killed. In a tribute from Ms Hall’s family, they said: “She was a special, caring woman who would give her help willingly to anyone who asked for it.
“She worked at Howgill Family Centre for over 20 years which she loved. “She was a keen animal lover and you very rarely saw her without her little dog Jack, who also sadly passed away in the collision. “She had a full and joyful life which was full of love and she will be sorely missed by her family and friends, especially by her four children, Andrew, Samantha, Mark and Tracy. She was an amazing mum, nanna, sister, aunt and friend.”.
