Police officer goes on trial over Manx student death

Mon, 16 Apr 2012

Jamie Haslett

The trial of a police officer accused of causing the death of a Manx student is getting underway in the UK.

PC Rodney Mills is charged with causing death by careless driving.

He was driving a police car in Sheffield when he struck 19 year old Jamie Haslett in October 2010.

Mr Haslett was a student at Sheffield Hallam University.

The trial is being held at Bradford Crown Court.

Mills denies the charge.