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| Speeding Durham Police driver disciplined over 140mph | Speeding Durham Police driver disciplined over 140mph |
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| A police driver has been disciplined after a prisoner he was transporting reported him for driving at 140mph. | |
| According to the Northern Echo, the Durham Police officer was travelling from Leeds and began speeding when he was asked by his passenger how fast the marked car could go. | |
| On arrival at Darlington, the prisoner told another officer about the drive. | On arrival at Darlington, the prisoner told another officer about the drive. |
| Durham Police said the PC's licence had been suspended and he had been removed from road policing duties. | Durham Police said the PC's licence had been suspended and he had been removed from road policing duties. |
| 'Driving school' | 'Driving school' |
| Supt Darren Ellis said: "We are aware of this complaint, which concerns an allegation of a marked police vehicle being driven at excess, and inappropriate, speed while transporting a prisoner back from Leeds into our force area. | Supt Darren Ellis said: "We are aware of this complaint, which concerns an allegation of a marked police vehicle being driven at excess, and inappropriate, speed while transporting a prisoner back from Leeds into our force area. |
| "There were no other reports from members of the public reporting the police vehicle being driven at high speed, or dangerously." | "There were no other reports from members of the public reporting the police vehicle being driven at high speed, or dangerously." |
| The force has not given details of the make of the vehicle, which was being driven from Leeds to Darlington Police station. | |
| Supt Ellis added that the PC had been formally sanctioned and was subject to "an action plan concerning risk management and decision-making". | |
| "His licence has been suspended, including removing his pursuit capabilities", he said. | "His licence has been suspended, including removing his pursuit capabilities", he said. |
| "The PC will also have to go through a driving school re-assessment before returning to full operational duties." | "The PC will also have to go through a driving school re-assessment before returning to full operational duties." |