Involved in today’s Teesside gun-crime probe after seven died in A66 crash; police linked arrests follow the incident. Matusiak is a current public official figure under scrutiny in ongoing investigations.
Two Cleveland Police officers and five people in a Volkswagen Passat have been pronounced dead after the Passat drove the wrong way on the A66 and struck a marked armed response vehicle at about 03:39 BST on Saturday. The Independent Office for Police Conduct has opened an investigation and police are contacting families of the victims.
Nine men and three women, aged 19–61, have been arrested across Teesside on suspicion of offences linked to firearms and organised crime. A high-profile crash on the A66 killed two police officers and five others after a Passat travelled contra-flow following alleged dangerous driving tied to cloned plates. Police say the investigation is fast-moving with strong links to serious crime and are pursuing justice for the victims.