I think this is a cover up. Why has it taken 3 weeks to establish the black box wasn’t working? Surely they could have found that out in the first week of the investigation? I hope the policeman involved is sacked/asked to leave, loses his pension, and is prosecuted (which doesn’t look likely now). And so what if a 16 year old girl was out after 11pm at night? She could have been revising at a friends house for all we know. The fact is a young girl is dead, and the police are to blame. Simple as that…

davidh, newcastle, england

In consideration to the fact that the police get alot of grief from the public, it is their job to be on their toes at all times to protect and enforce the law on the general public, otherwise what do they get paid for? If they arent obiding by it themselves what example is that setting!

Germaine Ferguson, Bournemoouth, England

i belive the police get too much stick its not as if other drivers dont speed and hit people its likely to happen they cant always be on their toes its phyically impossible just give them a break.

Brad, south shields, England

My husband was stationary in a tail-back on a dual carriageway. He was hit by a police van with ten police in it. No-one was breathalysed. When we made enquiries we were told that he 'hadn't reported it to the police'. How many people are killed by police cars every year?

H Varley, Hereford, UK

As in the cases of Harry Stanley and Jean-Charles de Menezes, the police make a mistake and someone dies. No one is to blame; if pressed, the authorities will tell us that "you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs" or something to that effect.

Tom Welsh, Basingstoke,

Anyone else would be up in court for causing death by dangerous driving and so should this policeman and those who instructed him. The fact they are not removes any fragment of legitimacy this country's violent, oppressive and corrupt police force had left. And to blame the victim is disgusting.

Samuel, Aberdeen,

thank you for all your well informed comments, so mature that you wait to get the facts before arriving at your verdicts.

J.Mather, Hong Kong,

Our thoughts are with her family. Our 16 year old sat his English, like her that morning.
The police have a lot to answer to, but my money is on "no further action"! Anyone else in an accident is automatically 'arrested' as an excuse to take their DNA.
They seem to be above the law.

Michael Henry, Bournemouth, Dorset

Martin, Nottingham. The running lights are the very dim and don't show up well in built up areas at night. Because people are upset that a police vehicle, travelling at high speed, without blue's and two's and which kills a young girl, doesn't make them thick!

David Leslie, Perth, Scotland

It is very sad when a young person is killed. Police driving fast should do so with great care. The parents now have to live with the knowledge that if they had ensured that their daughter was getting the good rest that she needed before an exam, (1hr 45mins) it would not have happened.

Rose, Colchester, UK

Presumably the police were involved in some chasing a dangerous and desperate criminal - like someone who had been driving 4 mph over the speed limit, or maybe someone who had not paid a parking fine or their TV licence. I hope they think it was worth it.

Nick, Rotherham, UK

What was the poor girl doing out at 11:20 pm, the night before an important exam no less??

Nadia, Harrow, Middx

Such a tragic loss of a young life. Although our sympathies should go to her family, what was their 16 year old daughter doing out at 11:20pm last night, the night before her GCSE exam?

John, London, England

What was a 16 year old girl doing out at 11,20 the night before her enlgish GCSE exam

JoeT, Ipswich,