Theo Rae is a current public official noted for involvement in a high-profile police-linked crash investigation in northeast England. Recent headlines tie him to the incident and subsequent organised-crime probe, with arrests reported as authorities investigate the crash and its connections.
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.