An inquest in Devon examines the death of Daniel Smith, 35, after a car theft attempt and subsequent police pursuit in Axminster. According to reports, Smith flees from police after an earlier incident described as an unconnected burglary, running across walls and through hedges while four officers pursue him. During the events, a philosophy professor is accused in media coverage of putting Smith in a headlock when he tried to steal a vehicle. The inquest concludes the professor is not found to have done anything unlawful. The central finding is that Smith dies from an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest that is linked to drug use prior to the chase. Reports describe the pursuit as chaotic and spanning parts of the Devon countryside. Overall, all accounts focus on the inquest’s determination that the death is treated as an accidental cardiac-related death rather than a result of criminal wrongdoing by the professor, with drug use and the intensity of the police chase cited as contributing factors.
Car thief in Axminster dies after cardiac arrest during pursuit and restraint, inquest finds
An inquest in Devon examines the death of Daniel Smith, 35, after a car theft attempt and subsequent police pursuit in Axminster. According to reports, Smith flees from police after an earlier inciden...
- Daniel Smith, 35, dies in Axminster, Devon, after a police pursuit.
- Reports say Smith tries to steal a vehicle and flees from four police officers over an earlier unconnected burglary.
- A philosophy professor is accused in some coverage of restraining Smith in a headlock, but the inquest clears him of wrongdoing.
- The inquest concludes Smith dies from an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
- Drug use before the pursuit is reported as linked to the cardiac arrest, along with the chase conditions.
The professor has been cleared of any wrongdoing as an inquest ruled that the car thief died due to an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, linked to drug use prior to an intense police chase
1 hour agoDaniel Smith, 35, died after suffering a cardiac arrest following a chaotic chain of events that began with a police pursuit through the Devon countryside.
9 hours agoDaniel Smith, 35, died after suffering a cardiac arrest following a chaotic chain of events that began with a police pursuit through the Devon countryside.
10 hours agoDaniel Smith, 35, leapt over walls and ran through hedges as he attempted to flee four police officers pursuing him over an unconnected burglary in Axminster, Devon.
20 hours agoDaniel Smith, 35, leapt over walls and ran through hedges as he attempted to flee four police officers pursuing him over an unconnected burglary in Axminster, Devon.
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