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Shocking News Dorset Constable Driving on Phone Kills David Bartholomew

By Exposed Police | on 12/02/2013 |
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A DORSET Police Special Constable involved in a fatal road crash was on her mobile phone at the time, an inquest heard.

Collette Carpenter was involved in a conversation with her partner when her Peugeot 206 collided with motorcyclist David Bartholomew, who died from horrific injuries later that day, district coroner Sheriff Payne was told.

The Bournemouth inquest was told that Miss Carpenter, formerly of Colehill, initially denied using her phone during the journey when interviewed by police.

She later told officers she had briefly taken an incoming call before eventually admitting she had been in conversation for the entire journey with the mobile phone on loud speaker on her lap, the coroner was told.

The inquest heard details of the case were submitted to the Crown Prosecution Service who made a decision not to prosecute Miss Carpenter following the collision, which took place on the A31 Ferndown bypass on March 20 last year.

The inquest also heard Miss Carpenter had dished out six fixed penalties to drivers for using mobile phones during her time as a Special Constable.

Recording a verdict of accidental death, Mr Payne described her account of the incoming call as “total rubbish” and added: “She came up with misleading accounts of what happened.”

Miss Carpenter told him: “In the time of the first interview I just panicked and said what I said which I know is not the truth.

“I don’t know why I didn’t say about the phone. I was in shock, maybe I didn’t think it was relevant at the time. I was not distracted.”

But accident investigator PC John Hayward said: “The use of her mobile phone can only have been a distraction and has very likely contributed to her not seeing the motorcyclist.”

Mr Bartholomew was overtaking a number of vehicles and Miss Carpenter was emerging from the Uddens Drive junction on the A31 at 7.15am when the collision took place.

She said she did not see 54-year-old Mr Bartholomew until the collision.

The inquest heard Mr Bartholomew, a father-of-two from Bere Regis, died of a severe brain injury and multiple traumatic fractures due to a motorcycle collision.

His partner, Lindsey Witcombe, said: “He was a highly intelligent and talented man.  He had two children, James and Charlotte, and the death of their father has been devastating.  His life was his children and they were absolutely his number one priority.”

DAVID Bartholomew’s partner and children described their disappointment with the verdict of accidental death after the inquest.

Lindsey Witcombe, his partner of 12 years, said: “She was on a mobile phone and is a Special Constable who has issued tickets for that.

“He wasn’t speeding – he wasn’t doing anything.  I was hoping for justice for him.”

David’s daughter, Charlotte, added: “We are all disappointed and feel very let down.  She is someone who should have known better and I feel that she has taken no responsibility for what has happened.”

His son, James, added: “She has admitted to changing her story and has shown disrespect to us.”

Tags: Bournemouth PoliceCollette CarpenterDavid BartholomewDorset PoliceLindsey WitcombeMiss CarpenterMotoring OffencesMr BartholomewPolice Cover UpSpecial Constable

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5 Responses to “Shocking News Dorset Constable Driving on Phone Kills David Bartholomew”

  1. 12/02/2013

    admin Reply

    We are horrified to hear Dorset Police did not prosecute Collette Carpenter, if a member of the public was found dangerous driving on a mobile phone they would have probably got a prison sentence!!! This is a completely mockery of the justice system. Shame on you Dorset Police!

  2. 11/06/2013

    Robert Cook Reply

    The police are unaccountable. When is it going to change. The Home Secretary wants life sentences for people who kill cops, when is the same rule going to apply to cops who kill the public?

  3. 28/11/2013

    bill coop Reply

    The fact is that the police – and councils – will never function properly while bureaucrats are more concerned about their salaries and pensions, than truth and decency. No institution of this sort can function unless people are paid according to their level of education and effectiveness.
    If you pay a chief constable who never managed an O-Level £150,000 pa, and then compounds this with a bogus degree from the police college in Cambridge, then all manner of problems will result. Both the chief constables and heads of councils couldn’t achieve more than £30k on the basis of their education in the real-world job market; so we should not be surprised that police support criminals within their ranks, or that councils ignore the fact that Freemasons within their organizations control most of “planning” within the country; especially along the South Coast. No culture change will work unless the management classes are paid such that the loss of their job or pension would be no big deal. Lets be honest, the kid who was too dumb to get any respect in school, would, and in fact, has killed to maintain their position.

  4. 16/06/2014

    Maz Reply

    Is lying under caution not perverting the course of justice ? This officer should have been charged and jailed for reckless manslaughter. But nowt happens further entrenching public opinion against the police.

  5. 08/07/2018

    Hayk S Reply

    It is really prohibited to use mobile phones while driving, this should really be implemented and be followed by all of us, it is for our own good. Thanks anyways for sharing this blog!

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