A POLICEWOMAN is facing a misconduct inquiry after being banned from driving.

Magistrates in Lewes, Sussex, heard that Pc Victoria Richards' car hit an elderly man while she was responding to a 999 call.

He died 13 days later from multiple injuries.

Richards reached speeds of more than 60mph along Eastbourne seafront while trying to reach reports of a fight in the town.

Her marked Ford Focus patrol car hit retired electrical engineer David Lloyd, 83, at 50mph in a 30mph zone.

Yesterday the magistrates found Richards, a policewomanr with six years experience, guilty of careless driving.

She was banned from driving for 15 months and fined £1,000.

Richards, of Seaford, East Sussex, denied the charge, saying she had been driving "according to the conditions" when the accident happened.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission said Richards would now face a misconduct hearing.

Commissioner David Petch said: "This was a very tragic accident and our thoughts go out to Mr Lloyd's widow and family.

"The officer will now have to face a police misconduct hearing."

Magistrates ruled that Richards had failed to slow down enough at a junction.