Pc Scott Thompson, 32, of Merseyside Police, is due to appear in court next week after Rachael Moore, 22, a carer, was struck by a Merseyside Police car in Liverpool Rachael Louise Moore, 22, died after being struck by a police car (Image: Merseyside Police)

A police officer has been charged with causing death by careless driving following the tragic demise of a young woman in Liverpool on Christmas Eve three years ago.

Pc Scott Thompson, 32, from Merseyside Police, is set to face court next week over the incident involving Rachael Moore, 22, a carer, who was hit by a Merseyside Police vehicle on Sheil Road in the Kensington district of the city shortly after 8pm on 24 December 2022.

At the time of the fatal collision, the officer was responding to an unrelated emergency call.

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