Policeman denies careless driving after woman died

A police officer has pleaded not guilty to causing death by careless driving after a pedestrian was killed five years ago.

PC Philip Duthie, 41, has been charged with causing the death of 27-year-old Kimberley Cameron on the A41 Bicester Road in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, in April 2021.

At the hearing at the Old Bailey in London, the prosecution said the Thames Valley Police officer was responding to an emergency call and his view had been obstructed by a van as Cameron, 27, crossed the road.

Duthie, of Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire, was granted unconditional bail and a trial date has been set for 5 January 2027.

Judge Simon Mayo KC scheduled a further pre-trial hearing for 20 July.

In October 2022, an inquest jury concluded that Cameron's death was the result of a road-traffic collision.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct said it carried out a reinvestigation in 2023 after "considering new evidence from the inquest into her death".

In 2025, it sent a file to the Crown Prosecution Service who "authorised the charge of causing death by careless driving contrary to section 2B of the Road Traffic Act 1988", it added.

Cameron's parents, Kevin and Liane Cameron, had described their daughter as "an amazing young woman, who took every opportunity in life to push her limits and live life to the full".

Thames Valley Police has previously said that Duthie was on restricted duties.

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