Cop caught at 50mph above the speed limit denies he enjoyed fast driving

A Met Police officer on trial for driving at nearly 50mph above the speed limit while responding to an emergency call has denied he enjoyed fast driving. PC Gary Thomson, 31, roared past a pedestrian crossing the road and a cyclist at up to 79mph in Brixton, southwest London, jurors have heard. He denies dangerous driving in a marked police Vauxhall Astra on Stockwell Road on 9 June 2021. PC Thomson was driving to reports of a man chasing a…