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Car chased by police hits and kills pedestrian in Brighton city centre





Dick Head

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Jan 3, 2010
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A PEDESTRIAN has died after being knocked down by a hit-and-run driver who was being chased by police.

Police officers pursued a car towards Brighton where the Vauxhall knocked down a male pedestrian on St James's Street after 10pm.

The pedestrian died at the scene.

The car did not stop and was found abandoned on Madeira Drive near Concorde 2.

A Sussex Police spokeswoman said the pursuit started after the Vauxhall Astra failed to stop for police around 10pm in the Bear Road area of Brighton. The pursuit then continued into Brighton.

The area around St James's Street and the Old Steine is currently closed.

A senior Sussex Police officer at the scene told The Argus the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has been informed.

Officers are appealing for witnesses to contact them on 101 or email collision.appeal@sussex.pnn.police.uk quoting serial 1346 of January 10.

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/1501...s_pedestrian_in_Brighton_city_centre/?ref=rss
 


surrey jim

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Aug 2, 2005
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Traffic heading South towards the Steine is gridlock.
 


zeetha

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Apr 11, 2011
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Thoughts with the victims family & friends - very sad :(

I work on the Steine and had to go under the police tape to get into the office. Apparently the police will be there for awhile still.
 








zeetha

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Apr 11, 2011
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Police currently clearing away the tent and washing the road so looks like it the road will be reopened soon.
 


Thunder Bolt

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The suspect has handed himself in. The 33-year-old man, from Brighton, has now been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, drink driving, failing to stop for police and failing to report an accident. He remains in custody.
 








whitelion

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Dec 16, 2003
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Saw the local BBC news at lunchtime where they interviewed a number of guys near the scene who knew him. Apparently he was a 78 year old homeless Hungarian guy. Very sad. RIP
 








rippleman

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Oct 18, 2011
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They're judged on merit, police will often stop as they believe it's putting someone's life in danger.

Indeed they are supposed to.

They put the chopper up for the woman who was eating an apple on the motorway. And to chase down "Wally". Wouldn't this scenario have been better suited to using the chopper?

Very sad indeed.
 






Gazwag

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Mar 4, 2004
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Indeed they are supposed to.

They put the chopper up for the woman who was eating an apple on the motorway. And to chase down "Wally". Wouldn't this scenario have been better suited to using the chopper?

Very sad indeed.

Very difficult decision in the heat of the moment, maybe he was driving dangerously anyway and to let him go could have resulted in him plowing into a bus stop full of people further down the road, something the helicopter could not have stopped. I think there is a big difference to a car being chased where the chasing itself could cause a danger and a car which is already being driven dangerously without the police involvement.
 


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Saw the local BBC news at lunchtime where they interviewed a number of guys near the scene who knew him. Apparently he was a 78 year old homeless Hungarian guy. Very sad. RIP

Hungarian John. Bless him.

Fairly harmless old boy who spent a lot of time at the YMCA in Old Stiene and North Road. And most of his day in the Ladbrokes there.

The driver has given himself up.
 
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wellquickwoody

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Indeed they are supposed to.

They put the chopper up for the woman who was eating an apple on the motorway. And to chase down "Wally". Wouldn't this scenario have been better suited to using the chopper?

Very sad indeed.

Easy to call when you were not there.
 




Guy Fawkes

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Sep 29, 2007
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Indeed they are supposed to.

They put the chopper up for the woman who was eating an apple on the motorway. And to chase down "Wally". Wouldn't this scenario have been better suited to using the chopper?

Very sad indeed.

Was the chopper available and in the area so it could take over the pursuit ? Was it making it's way down from the airport but would have arrived too late to to take over and potentially prevent this accident ? (if the cars stopped pursuing before it arrived, how would they be able to identify the car and driver again? would the car still have been driven as it was, even without the police pursuit?)
 


The Fifth Column

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Nov 30, 2010
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The police chopper now based miles away in Surrey and would take around 20 minutes at best to get up and running and overhead? Bear Rd to St James Street took around 2 mins at that time of night and at speed by which time the damage was done and it was all over and car lost, no point in even calling the helicopter.
 



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