The 27-year-old athlete was arrested by police in west London earlier this month when officers thought he was using his phone while driving. Scotland Yard made a voluntary referral to the Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC) during the stop, but the complaint has been sent back to the Met Police. The police added that Mr Dos Santos had been informed of the information. In a statement on Thursday, the Met Police said officers had “clearly indicated” the car to overturn but it “did not”, after which they called for further assistance. “The driver stopped approximately five minutes later at Orsett Terrace W2 and officers spoke to him about why they wanted to stop the vehicle,” the force said. “After the conversation, the vehicle was allowed to move.” The sprinter posted video of the incident on Twitter, accusing the force of over-policing due to the presence of seven armed officers. In the videos, a police car can be seen stopping and flashing its blue lights in front of Mr Dos Santos, after which he drove around the car and stopped a few minutes later. In a second video, a police officer can be seen running to the door of the racer’s car, brandishing a baton, apparently preparing to break the window. Mr Dos Santos later said he did not feel safe driving in London after being pulled over a second time. Image: Dos Santos and his partner, Bianca Williams, handcuffed by police in 2020 The athlete and his partner Bianca Williams, who is a Team GB athlete, stopped while driving their baby in Maida Vale, west London in 2020. Ms Williams later accused the police of racial profiling. A serving police sergeant and four constables are facing serious misconduct disciplinary hearings following the incident, in which the couple were handcuffed and the baby’s details were stored on a police database. An IOPC spokesman said: “Having assessed a referral from the MPS about a complaint about a vehicle being parked in Orsett Terrace, west London, on August 14, we notified the MPS last week that the matter did not require an investigation by the IOPC.”
