Lincolnshire Police officer facing misconduct hearing after pedestrian hit by carPC Aodan O'Neill was travelling to an emergency when he collided with a pedestrian on a crossing in LincolnView Image Emergency services on Broadgate, Lincoln, after a pedestrian was in collision with a police car (Image: Lincolnshire Live)Lincolnshire Police is considering taking misconduct action against a police officer after a pedestrian was hit the car he was driving. ‌PC Aodan O'Neill, who is based at Lincoln, was sentenced at Nottingham Crown Court on Thursday, March 19, after previously pleading guilty to an offence of dangerous driving. ‌The court heard that the 27-year-old had driven a marked police car along Broadgate, Lincoln, just before 1.45pm, on November 4, 2024, when the car he was driving collided with a teenager crossing the road on a pedestrian crossing. Article continues belowThe pedestrian, a 16-year-old boy, was not seriously injured in the incident, during which O'Neill had been travelling to an emergency with blue lights and sirens activated. O'Neill has been sentenced to a community order with 150 hours of unpaid work and a 12-month driving ban.

Source: Daily Mirror March 19, 2026 15:56 UTC