Man charged with attempted murder after police officer injured in car crash
A 28-year-old has been charged with attempted murder after a police officer was seriously injured in a car crash in Buckinghamshire.
Simranjit Kajla, of Lydford Avenue, Slough, will appear at Reading Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (May 27) accused of attempted murder, causing serious injury by dangerous driving, driving whilst disqualified and using a motor vehicle on a road without insurance.
Thames Valley Police officer PC Christopher Miller was seriously hurt after being hit by a car which did not stop on the B416 Bells Hill in Stoke Poges at around 10.20pm on May 22.
The officer, 38, has spent five years with the roads policing unit and has been in the police for 13 years, the force said. Three other people were also arrested in connection with the crash.
A 38-year-old from Slough who was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and causing serious injury by dangerous driving has been released on police bail until August 23.
A 43-year-old man from Slough, who was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and perverting the course of justice, has been released under investigation.
A 37-year-old woman from Slough, who was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender and perverting the course of justice, remains in custody.