The family of crash victim Harry Dunn have called for a police chief’s resignation after a “disgraceful” tweet.
Northamptonshire Police Chief Constable Nick Adderley commented on potential legal action against the suspect, US diplomat’s wife Anne Sacoolas, and Donald Trump’s administration, saying: “How sad but how predictable.”
He has since deleted the tweet.
Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) Stephen Mold said he has spoken to Mr Adderley about keeping force communication “professional and sensitive at all times”.
The police chief has said he “meant no offence” and apologised if his tweet had been “misconstrued or misinterpreted”.
Mrs Sacoolas, 42, is believed to have been driving on the wrong side of the road when she hit Mr Dunn’s motorbike outside RAF Croughton on August 27.
The spokesman for Mr Dunn’s family, Radd Seiger, called on Mr Adderley to “resign immediately following his disgraceful tweet on Tuesday”, adding: “He has displayed a staggering degree of unprofessionalism with this tweet such that he no longer commands the confidence of the family.”
