A Metropolitan Police officer has been charged with driving offences following an investigation into a fatal crash in Enfield. 

It comes after the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) was referred a case relating to the incident which took place on October 12, 2023. 

Cristopher De Carvalho Guedes, 26, had been riding his moped in Southbury Road before being involved in a crash with a marked police van.

The 26-year-old died following the incident. 

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Const Ian Brotherton, 32, who was driving the police vehicle is due at Westminster Magistrates' Court on December 4 facing charges of causing death by dangerous driving, and causing death by careless or inconsiderate driving.

The watchdog for police conduct concluded their investigation in April, making a case with the Crown Prosecution Service to authorise the charges.