Policeman dies months after car hit him on duty
PROSECUTORS are probing if any new charges can be brought after a motorist admitted her part in a collision with a police officer months before his death.
Special Constable Resham Singh Nahal, 52, was attending a crash when he was hit by a vehicle in a separate incident in Oldbury last November.
The officer, from Birmingham, who worked as part of the Force Support Unit, suffered severe leg injuries and was taken to hospital.
But he died at home seven months later on June 26, the
Force said.
A 59-year-old woman admitted a charge of driving without due care and attention in relation to the incident during a hearing at Wolverhampton Magistrates’ Court in February.
She was handed a three point penalty on her driving licence and ordered to pay £167 in fines and costs, police confirmed.
Officers said they are now “liaising with the Crown Prosecution Service to consider any future possible action in light of Resham’s death”.
A post-mortem examination was held last week and officers await the results. It is still unclear if the injuries the officer sustained from the collision contributed to his death.
The special constable had 15 years’ experience in the job and worked in areas across the city and all over the region.
Chief Constable Dave Thompson said said he was “devastated” to learn of the officer’s death and said the force will honour his service when his funeral can take place.
“Resham was at home after suffering life-changing injuries from an RTC when on duty last year.
“I spoke to him on the Monday on the week of his death and we discussed how he could continue as a Special and how he was recovering,” he said.
“He was an honourable officer and a man of great faith.”
Special Chief Officer Mike Rogers said at the time of the crash that it “illustrates the risks we, and all the policing family, face in our role of protecting the public we serve.”