An officer has been served a notice of misconduct by the police watchdog investigating a crash in Cardiff that left three people dead and two injured. Eve Smith, 21, and Darcy Ross, 21, both of Newport, and Rafel Jeanne, 24, of Cardiff, were found dead on March 6 after the Volkswagen Tiguan they had been travelling in was discovered having crashed off the A48 near St Mellons.
Sophie Russon, 20, from Newport, and Shane Loughlin, 32, from Cardiff, survived the crash. Inquests have since opened into the deaths.
Before the crash was discovered appeals from friends and families were issued after they received no contact from those missing following a night out in Newport but their worst fears were later confirmed as reality. The crash is believed to have happened in the early hours of Saturday, March 4, and the crash site was not found until the early hours of Monday, March 6.
