Scots remain split down the middle on independence and only a "fool" could know the outcome of a referendum, the country's top pollster has said.
03.11.2022 - 08:59 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A cop charged with dangerous driving broke down in tears as she told how she was “momentarily too late to react” when a young cyclist veered in front of her motor during a chase. But Constable Kayleigh Simpson was accused of trying to be “a hero” by attempting to apprehend a violent domestic abuser, who she believed was riding the push bike, on her own.
The officer had decided to 'keep eyes' on the ‘suspect’, who was at the centre of a major police manhunt in Glenrothes, Fife, having earlier been found with a ‘kill kit’ in his car. She followed the masked cyclist onto a footpath near Auchmuty High School, after they failed to stop when signalled to do so by her and another officer in a separate vehicle.
But the rider was later found to be a 15-year-old schoolboy, who matched the physical description of the wanted stalker Kevin Spratley. The youth ended up suffering minor injuries after the back wheel of his bike connected with the front bumper of Simpson’s marked patrol vehicle as they travelled at roughly five to 10 mph.
Recalling the moment she realised she was about to hit the bicycle as it moved to the right hand side of the foot path, Simpson said: “I had no intention of knocking that boy off his bike. We were both travelling at approximately the same speed and I was aware that he was close.
“The boy looked over his right shoulder and that’s when I realised he was going to move to the right. When I realised this was happening, I initiated my brakes. I was momentarily too late to react. Subconsciously, I hadn’t intended to get so close but that’s what happened.
"I thought that ever so slight contact had been made with the tyre because he was in front of my vehicle. I would say it was more of a nudge because his bike
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