Met warned over failure to train staff after moped driver, 18, died in pursuit

The Met have been told the pursuit of Mr Johnson exposed ‘a lack of adequate communication’ (Andrew Matthews/PA) - (PA Archive)

A teenage moped driver’s death while being pursued by an unqualified officer showed the Metropolitan Police had failed to train its staff “effectively”, a coroner has warned.

Lewis Johnson, 18, died after hitting a traffic light pole while carrying a pillion passenger in Clapton Common, east London, on February 9 2016, as both individuals tried to evade arrest for allegedly committing phone thefts.