A police motorcyclist who hit a great-grandma while escorting the Duchess of Edinburgh through London has been found not guilty of causing death by careless driving.

PC Christopher Harrison, 68, was riding his BMW motorbike in a police convoy when he fatally struck Helen Holland, 81, at a pedestrian crossing on West Cromwell Road, west London, on May 10, 2023. He was allegedly travelling between 44mph and 58mph as he approached the lights on the road with a 30mph limit, the Old Bailey heard.

PC Harrison - who denied the charge - was acquitted by the jury after two hours and 25 minutes of deliberation today. When the verdict was read, someone in the public gallery shouted: "You ruined our family with no consequences." The judge then told the Metropolitan Police officer that he was free

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