A police officer was yesterday morning charged with injuring a man through driving without due care.

Claude Jean, 32, from Devonshire, appeared in uniform in Magistrates’ Court to deny a charge of causing grievous bodily harm to Olatunji Gardiner by driving without due care or consideration.

The offence allegedly occurred on August 31 last year on Angle Street and involved a police vehicle.

Magistrate Khamisi Tokunbo released Pc Jean on $5,000 bail until July 19, when the matter is set to return to the court to be mentioned.

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