A car crash compensation claim worth half a million pounds is to be made by an ex-policewoman who was seriously injured when the squad car she was travelling in was involved in a road traffic accident.
Jocelyn Lyons, 34, from Armagh, in Northern Ireland, was a front seat passenger in the police car, which crashed into another vehicle as it responded to an emergency call.
According to reports, Miss Lyons, who was a probationary constable in the Kent police force and had been with the force for less than a year, had suffered serious injuries not enabling her to continue her services and is now making a claim for more than £500,000 in compensation.
While accepting the responsibility for the accident, Kent police force argues that Miss Lyons mental state was already vulnerable before the accident.