Zip slide raises over £2,000 in memory of Kelly
Published Date:
16 May 2008
By Sundari Sankar
More than £2,000 was raised for a road safety charity in memory of a Kineton woman who was killed in a car crash in Lighthorne Road.
Kelly Marsh, 20, of Butlers Marston, died in November 2005 when her friend Helen Atkinson crashed the car they were in while Ms Atkinson was over the legal alcohol limit.
Her mother Jane has since supported a petition last year by road safety charity Brake for 20mph safety zones and high-visibility warning signs around schools and homes. The petition was taken to Westminster in November during National Road Safety Week.
Her surviving daughter Aneata and friends took part in a 'zip slide' at Birmingham City football stadium on May 3 in memory of Miss Marsh.
Mrs Marsh said: "We will hold the love and support given to us in our hearts always. It is not too late to donate."
Visit www.justgiving.com/aneataboote
* Brake is a national road safety charity that aims to prevent death and injury on roads through educating road users and campaigning for road safety.
* The group also provides care for people who are bereaved or who have been affected by serious injury in a road crash.
* 3,172 people were killed on Britain's roads in 2006.
* 28, 673 people were seriously injured in road crashes in 2006.
www.brake.org.uk
www.roadsafetyweek.org
The full article contains 237 words and appears in Leamington Courier newspaper.
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Last Updated:
15 May 2008 1:53 PM
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Source:
Leamington Courier
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Location:
Leamington Spa