This is the hardest blog article I’ve had to write in 15 years. My friend, Laura McEwan, was celebrating her 33rd birthday on the evening of Saturday 29th November at Cheltenham Road when she was struck by a police car responding to a 999 call. The accident was reported by The Bristol Post and received national media coverage. Because of the IPCC (Independent Police Complaints Commission) investigation into the incident, it would be wrong to write anything emotive about what happened and hard as it is, I have to write objectively. Her condition is currently critical but stable. Despite suffering life threatening head injuries, Laura is now breathing without support and has woken from her coma but remains critically ill and faces many months in hospital and then further support services. Laura McEwan was one of the first friends I made when I moved to Bristol. Her outgoing nature, naturalRead More