Merseyside officer denies causing death of 22-year-old hit by police car on Christmas Eve
A Merseyside Police officer has denied causing death by careless driving, after a 22-year-old woman died on Christmas Eve of 2022.
PC Scott Thompson, 32, appeared at Manchester Magistrates’ Court today (Monday, November 24) and pleaded not guilty to the charge.
He was was charged last week with causing death by careless driving after an Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigation.
The investigation followed a mandatory referral from Merseyside Police after 22-year-old carer Rachael Moore was hit by a police car on Sheil Road in the Kensington area just after 8.00pm on December 24, 2022.
The officer was responding to an unrelated emergency call at the time of the collision.
Ms Moore, who was born in Derby and had been a university student in Liverpool, was pronounced dead at the scene.
PC Thompson spoke in court only to confirm his name, address of Truro Road in Wavertree and enter his not guilty plea. He was granted unconditional bail to appear at Minshull Street Crown Court, Manchester, in January 2026.