Peacehaven: Fatal crash video footage reviewed by watchdog
Dozens of angry protesters have gathered outside a police headquarters to demand "justice" for a man who died after he was struck by a police car.
He had just got out of an Audi which was being pursued by a different police car, the police watchdog said.The Independent Office for Police Conduct said it had been examining footage from police body-worn cameras of the moments leading up to the crash. Speaking at the protest in Lewes, Mr Hölscher-Ermert's brother Karl said: "We are frustrated. As a community we are angry.
He was struck at about 23:10 BST near the junction of Dorothy Avenue, moments after leaving the Audi following the end of the pursuit.Sussex Police said the driver of the unmarked police car is under criminal investigation "for the offence of causing death by dangerous driving" and had been placed on restricted duties.Friends and family carried banners as they marched through Lewes
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