Tributes have been paid to an on-duty police officer who died along with a 91-year-old woman following a crash on the A4 in Berkshire.<\/p>\n
PC James Dixon died after the motorcycle he was riding was in\u00a0collision with a car on Bath Road near Hare Hatch on Tuesday afternoon.<\/a><\/p>\n He had appeared in the Sky TV programme Road Wars.<\/p>\n The pensioner, who was a passenger in the car, was also killed while the female driver was taken to hospital.<\/p>\n Thames Valley Police said the next-of-kin of both PC Dixon and the dead woman had been informed.<\/p>\n The incident has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).<\/p>\n PC Dixon, known to “Dixie” as friends, was based at Loddon Valley police station, near Reading.<\/p>\n Tributes to PC Dixon have been posted in comments on\u00a0Thames Valley Police’s Facebook page<\/a>, with many referring to watching him on the Sky 1 TV series Road Wars.<\/p>\n Jo Gill said: “Goodnight Dixie, you really were one of the funniest and best blokes I worked with. You are un-replaceable and my heart goes out to Your family both blood and blue.”<\/p>\n Dave Bulger added: “Stand down Dixie, I can’t believe you’re gone mate. It was a real pleasure to know you and my heart goes out to your family and loved ones.”<\/p>\n On Twitter, Ryan Sheehan said: “Growing up I was a big fan of PC James ‘Dixie’ Dixon and his @tvprp colleagues as they featured in #RoadWars.<\/p>\n “It’s well respected officers like PC Dixon that inspire me to be a police officer. My thoughts are with all those who knew him at this very difficult time.”<\/p>\n PC Craig O’Leary, chairman of Thames Valley Police Federation, tweeted: “Taken to soon, rest easy my friend.”<\/p>\n Road Wars followed 14 members of Thames Valley Police’s roads policing officers from 2003 to 2010.<\/p>\n PC Dixon is believed to have taken part in several series of the programme and was filmed with his partner “Yorkie”.<\/p>\n IPCC Associate Commissioner Guido Liguori said investigators were attending the scene as part of an “independent investigation to determine the circumstances which led to the collision”.<\/p>\n Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"