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Death After Derbyshire Police Chase Triggers Watchdog Inquiry as Suspect Faces Court

Independent oversight was launched because the man recovered from Egginton Brook died following police contact.

Overview

  • Officers pursued a vehicle towing a caravan believed stolen from Oakerthorpe in the early hours of Saturday, February 14.
  • The vehicle allegedly rammed police cars before stopping near Egginton, where two occupants fled and one was arrested shortly after.
  • A second man entered the flooded Egginton Brook near Main Street and Ash Grove Lane, was recovered after extended searches, treated at the scene, and later died at Royal Derby Hospital.
  • Derbyshire Police referred the incident to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, with formal identification and next‑of‑kin notification still pending.
  • Adrian Osiecki, 34, of Coventry, has been charged with dangerous driving, failing to stop, criminal damage to police vehicles, driving while disqualified, driving without insurance, and theft of a caravan, and is due at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court on Monday.