Cop ’caused teenager’s death in moped chase’

A police officer has denied killing a teenage footballer and his seriously injuring his friend in a moped chase. Former Crystal Palace youth player Lewis Johnson, 18, died following a crash after being pursued by police through the streets of Clapton, east London, on 9 February 2016. Mr Johnson, a talented footballer, died after hitting a van at Clapton Common while his passenger Louis (corr) Kyriacou, 19, was seriously injured. The Crown Prosecution Service had initially decided not to charge…