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A police officer who was deployed after a man escaped prison has avoided jail for causing a crash which left a member of the public with serious injuries.
PC Daniel Fortune, of Avon and Somerset Police, drove through a red light at speed while responding to a 999 call in an unmarked police car on Bristol's A4 Portway on 6 September 2023.
The driver of the vehicle he crashed into was seriously injured and a passenger in Fortune's Volvo XC90 was also hurt.
PC Fortune, 41, admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving and was sentenced to six months imprisonment, suspended for 18 months, at Gloucester Crown Court on Monday.
