Chase cops cleared over death of teen

Watchdog says pursuit officers not to blame for crash tragedy

- NEAL KEELING

A POLICE watchdog has cleared two officers of any blame after they chased a stolen vehicle which hit a wall killing the 16-year-old driver.

But it has recommended that defibrillators should be available in every vehicle in the Cheshire Constabulary's Roads and Crime Unit.

Kyle Hudson, 16, was driving a Toyota Yaris when he crashed on Hall Moss Lane in Bramhall, Stockport, in the early hours of November 13, 2020. In a statement to an inquest this week, his mother said he 'made a mistake and paid the ultimate price!

Kyle, also sometimes known as Kyle Brotherton, was rushed to hospital but died the following day from his injuries.

An inquest at Stockport Coroners Court determined Kyle died as a result of a road traffic collision.