Hit-And-Run Cop Died From 'Shock And Bleeding'

A police officer killed while trying to stop a stolen car died of shock and bleeding from internal injuries, an inquest has heard. PC Phillips, a father of two, died following a burglary at a sales and letting agency in Birkenhead in which a Mitsubishi pick-up truck was stolen. After a 40-minute police pursuit, PC Phillips and a colleague tried to use a "stinger" device to stop the vehicle, which mounted a central reservation and headed directly at the officer, before speeding off.