Man dies after being hit by car on M25 near Brentwood

Summarised from EssexLive's report · Updated 27 Oct, 12:44 · Archive

Jake Brown, 28, was hit by a car on the M25 near Brentwood on 12 December after running across traffic.

Jake Brown, 28, was hit by a car on the M25 near Brentwood on 12 December 2024. The motorway was closed for over ten hours while emergency services worked at the scene between junctions 28 and 29. An inquest at Essex Coroners Court in Chelmsford heard that Brown's car had been stopped by Essex Police officers. He took a roadside drugs test and was arrested on suspicion of drug driving.

Body-worn police footage showed Brown then running up the hard shoulder before crossing multiple lanes of traffic at great speed. He was struck by a Mercedes travelling at high speed. Senior coroner Lincoln Brookes conducted the inquest on 26 October. Brown's family paid tribute to him, describing him as funny and cheeky, and noting that he had spent ten months in prison before his release, during which time he gained his HGV licence.

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• Family pay tribute to 'funny and cheeky' man who was hit by car on M25He ran into oncoming traffic shortly after being arrestedEssexLive · 27 Oct, 09:05

In this story: Jake Brown · Essex Police · M25 · Brentwood · Essex Coroners Court · Chelmsford

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