By RNZ Online of
A police officer caught driving at 150km/h with no sirens or lights on claimed they were 鈥渢esting鈥 the speed of the car.
The Independent Police Conduct Authority (IPCA), said the Eastern District officer was not responding to an incident at the time and was 54hm/h over the speed limit.
The officer was caught speeding by another officer on their police radar, the IPCA said.
鈥淭he investigation found the officer did not have their lights and siren activated and was not responding to an emergency or undertaking urgent duty driving.
鈥淭he officer explained they were testing the speed of the vehicle, however, accepted they should not have done so or travelled at that speed.鈥
The officer was charged with exceeding the speed limit and has since completed a programme of diversion, meaning no conviction was entered.
The IPCA said police also found the officer鈥檚 driving was in breach of police policy and the code of conduct.
鈥淧olice addressed these concerns through an employment process,鈥 it said.
The IPCA said it was 鈥渟atisfied鈥 with the investigation police had undertaken and with the outcome reached.
- RNZ
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