Fundraiser for A66 crash police officers tops £1m
Summary
A fundraiser organized by the Cleveland Police Federation has raised over £1 million to support the families of two police officers, PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough, who died in a crash on the A66 near Middlesbrough. The officers’ vehicle was hit by a Volkswagen Passat traveling the wrong way; all five people in that car also died.Key Facts
- PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough were killed early Saturday in a car crash on the A66 near Middlesbrough.
- The crash involved a Volkswagen Passat driving the wrong way, which struck the officers’ vehicle.
- Five young men inside the Passat also died in the crash.
- The fundraiser set up by Cleveland Police Federation has raised over £1 million for the officers' families.
- Donations included £4,000 from the National Association of Retired Police Officers in Cleveland.
- The crash happened shortly after a police pursuit of the Passat was abandoned ten seconds before the collision.
- PC Blades was a father of two, previously an English teacher; PC Clough had served in the Army before becoming a police officer.
- Police arrested 17 people in Teesside as part of the investigation into events leading to the crash.
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