On Saturday, PC Tom Clough, 38, and PC Matthew Blades, 37, died when a Volkswagen Passat, which officers had been pursuing till seconds earlier than, collided with their marked armed response automotive on the A66 close to Middlesbrough.
All 5 of the Passat’s occupants – Saddington, Michael Robert Cahill, 23, Jacob Matusiak, 23, Theo Rae, 17, and Cole Robert Worthy, 17 – additionally died.
A video posted on the TikTok account believed to belong to Saddington in March 2025 confirmed him and 4 different younger individuals concerned in what seems to be a police pursuit. The video has since been deleted.
BBC Confirm analysed the 94 second-long clip, which confirmed the automotive driving on footpaths and parkland in Ormesby, Middlesbrough, with Saddington a rear-seat passenger.
One other video posted by the identical account, additionally since deleted, seems to point out a joyride the place a passenger is smoking, with the speedometer displaying 100mph.
Then, later within the video, a distinct automotive is about on hearth. The passengers on this video will not be identifiable.
Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner Matt Storey stated: “With out having the ability to say whether or not that was something like concerned on this case, it is completely idiotic for anyone to be doing something aside from being fully 100% centered on the street once they’re behind the wheel of a car.”
He informed BBC Radio 4’s As we speak programme that somebody filming themselves or others driving dangerously is “completely ridiculous, and naturally no person ought to be doing that”.
“It’s a worrying scenario if that is changing into extra prevalent as a result of it’s extremely harmful”, he added.
