Policeman jailed for deaths in 100mph chase crash

Thursday 20 February 1997 00:02 GMT

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A police constable was jailed for three months yesterday for causing the death of a motorist and his police colleague in an horrific car crash during a 100mph chase after a stolen car.

Constable Lezlie Collins, 43, the driver of a marked West Midlands police patrol car, was found guilty of two charges of causing death by dangerous driving relating to his passenger, Constable Robert Dallow, 41, from Great Barr, Birmingham, and a motorist, Neil Homer, 20, of Oldbury, West Midlands. The jury at Birmingham Crown Court returned a unanimous decision.

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