In the news: Makai Saddington is linked to the ongoing A66 crash investigations tied to organized crime activity, with multiple fatalities including police officers. This follows recent arrests in the probe. Background: current role and public profile not specified in supplied facts; reporting focuses on alleged involvement in criminal activity connected to the crash aftermath.
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.
Two cars were driven dangerously on Teesside, with cloned number plates. A Volkswagen Passat collided head-on with a police car, killing five occupants and two officers. Nine men and three women have been arrested in a widening operation linked to suspected organised crime activity.