Officers face charges over crash

Mr Williams was on his way to the Yorkshire Dales

Two police officers are to face charges of causing death by dangerous driving over a crash in which a man died.

Peter Williams, 67, of Bolton-le-Sands, Lancashire, died after his car collided with a marked police car in Carnforth, near Lancaster, on 2 November 2006.

The police car was in a convoy of two vehicles on a training run to test an electronic speed camera device.

Pc Sean Schofield, 38, and Pc Andrew Massingham, 41, are to appear before Liverpool magistrates on 11 February.

The decision follows an Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) investigation into the fatal incident.

The police officers were testing an electronic speed camera device

The crash happened on the B6254 between the villages of Arkholme and Over Kellet, near Lancaster.

A third officer who was the passenger in the car being driven by Pc Schofield will not face criminal charges, the IPCC said.

Mr Williams was in the car with his wife Jean, who on their way to the Yorkshire Dales for the weekend.

Retired academic Mr Williams suffered severe chest and leg injuries and died in Lancaster Royal Infirmary the following day.

His wife sustained multiple fractures, while Pc Schofield suffered internal bruising and his colleague suffered a broken leg.

A Lancashire Constabulary spokesman said: "We can confirm that two Lancashire police officers have been summonsed to appear before Liverpool Magistrates Court on 11 February 2008 to face charges of causing death by dangerous driving."