Trainee police officer killed after crashing his car into tree at almost 100pmh

Louie Day likely died ‘instantly’ and was thrown from his vehicle when it crashed on the A414 near Ongar, Essex (Picture: BPM Media)

A popular trainee police officer died by suicide after crashing his car into a tree at almost 100 mph, an inquest has ruled.

Louie Day likely died ‘instantly’ and was thrown from his vehicle when it crashed on the A414 near Ongar, Essex, in the early hours of September 5 last year.

Experts estimate that Louie was ‘probably driving between 96 and 99 mph’ when it collided with the tree...