A66 crash: Teen killed was facing trial over alleged police officer attack
- Makai Saddington, 18, who died alongside four other young men and two police officers in a crash on the A66 in Teesside, was awaiting trial over alleged offences against police officers.
- Pc Matthew Blades and Pc Tom Clough were killed when their marked armed response vehicle was hit by a Volkswagen Passat driving the wrong way along a dual carriageway.
- The Independent Office for Police Conduct confirmed that officers had aborted the seven-minute pursuit 10 seconds before the fatal collision took place.
- The UK government and Ofcom have urged social media platforms to remove content promoting dangerous driving following reports linking Saddington to wrong-way driving TikTok videos.
- A police federation fundraiser for the families of Pc Blades and Pc Clough has raised more than £250,000 following tributes describing them as devoted fathers and heroes.
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