Police officer sentenced for dangerous driving

A police officer charged with dangerous driving after a man was hit and injured at a pedestrian crossing in Lincoln city centre has been sentenced.

PC Aodan O'Neill, 27, previously admitted driving a marked police car dangerously on Broadgate on 4 November 2024.

O'Neill was sentenced to a 12-month community order, to include 150 hours of unpaid work, at Nottingham Crown Court earlier.

The officer was also banned from driving for 12 months and will need to take an extended retest.

According to Lincolnshire Police, O'Neill had been travelling to an emergency incident with blue lights and sirens activated when the marked car he was driving struck a man crossing the road.

The man was not seriously injured, police said.

Following the hearing, the force said it would now consider internal misconduct proceedings.

O'Neill is currently on non-operational duties.

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