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Guildford 999 police car killing video shown at inquest | Guildford 999 police car killing video shown at inquest |
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A woman has been shown a video of the moment her son was killed by a police car, during an inquest into his death. | A woman has been shown a video of the moment her son was killed by a police car, during an inquest into his death. |
Joshua Brown, 21, was hit by a marked car on an emergency call as he walked on the road in fog at the Hog's Back in Surrey, in December 2012. | Joshua Brown, 21, was hit by a marked car on an emergency call as he walked on the road in fog at the Hog's Back in Surrey, in December 2012. |
The video, shown at the inquest in Woking into the Nottinghamshire trainee soldier's death, was filmed on the dashboard camera of the police car. | The video, shown at the inquest in Woking into the Nottinghamshire trainee soldier's death, was filmed on the dashboard camera of the police car. |
The hearing was told Mr Brown died instantly from head and neck injuries. | The hearing was told Mr Brown died instantly from head and neck injuries. |
Separated from friend | Separated from friend |
The soldier, from Retford, was a member of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers based at barracks in Bordon, Hampshire. | The soldier, from Retford, was a member of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers based at barracks in Bordon, Hampshire. |
He had been on a night-out in nearby Guildford with a friend on 30 November when he became separated from him after leaving the Dusk nightclub. | He had been on a night-out in nearby Guildford with a friend on 30 November when he became separated from him after leaving the Dusk nightclub. |
Mr Brown was hit by the police car - which was travelling at about 80mph in thick fog on the dual carriageway - just before 03:35 GMT in Puttenham, as he walked back to Bordon. | Mr Brown was hit by the police car - which was travelling at about 80mph in thick fog on the dual carriageway - just before 03:35 GMT in Puttenham, as he walked back to Bordon. |
His mother Samantha Eadington told the hearing her son had decided to join the army when he had been unable to gain an apprenticeship as an electrician. | |
"He turned from a boy into a man," she said. | "He turned from a boy into a man," she said. |
The inquest, which is due to last three weeks, continues. | The inquest, which is due to last three weeks, continues. |
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