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Man dies after being pulled from flooded Derbyshire brook following police chase

The man entered floodwater to evade arrest during a police chase involving a stolen caravan; Derbyshire Police referred the death to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

  • On Saturday, February 14, an unidentified man died after entering floodwater during a police chase near Egginton, South Derbyshire.
  • Derbyshire Police were pursuing a vehicle towing a caravan believed stolen from Oakerthorpe when it rammed police cars and stopped near Egginton, where two men fled on foot.
  • At the Egginton Brook crossing, one man entered the flooded water near the Main Street and Ash Grove Lane junction; Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service searched for hours before ambulance crews treated him and took him to Royal Derby Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
  • An arrested suspect, Adrian Osiecki, 34, of Harnall Lane West, Coventry, has been charged with dangerous driving and theft of a caravan; he is due to appear at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court on Monday.
  • Because the death followed police contact, the force has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, with formal identification outstanding and next of kin tracing ongoing.
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