Overview

• PC Louie Day died at the scene after his Vauxhall Corsa left the A414 between Ongar and Chelmsford and struck a tree shortly before 3.30am on September 5.
• Essex Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit is leading the inquiry and is seeking CCTV or dashcam footage from the moments before the crash.
• Members of the public are asked to contact police quoting incident 109 of September 5, with anonymous reports accepted via Crimestoppers.
• The Metropolitan Police said Day served as a response officer on the East Area Command in Barking and Dagenham after two years as a PCSO, and colleagues described him as popular.
• Day’s family called him a “beautiful soul” and requested privacy, while officers closed the road for scene work and vehicle recovery before reopening it.