The scene of the crash in Edward Street on August 25, 2017 AN elderly man who died after he was knocked down by a police car responding to an emergency would have been visible from about 80 metres away, an inquest heard. David Ormesher died during the early hours of August 25, 2017, when he was struck by a police car travelling at approximately 60mph in Edward Street, Brighton, where the speed limit is 20mph. The 79-year-old from near Poole in Dorset suffered multiple injuries, including a serious head injury and cardiac arrest. He was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency services at 1.44am.