A POLICE officer has been charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

Detective Constable Quita Passmore, 37, was driving an unmarked police car on the evening of May 5, 2018, on Otley Road in Harrogate.

She was responding to an emergency call when it is alleged her car collided with another vehicle, seriously injuring two women. DC Passmore was also injured.

The charge follows an investigation by police watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

DC Passmore is due to appear before magistrates in Leeds on December 18.