Wolverhampton girl died on her sixth birthday, inquest told
A little girl died on her sixth birthday after being knocked down by a car just yards from her Wolverhampton home, an inquest heard.
Daisy-May Brooks was playing outside her house in Warstones Drive, Penn, when she ran in front of a parked car and into the path of Claire Reynolds' Honda Civic.
The inquest heard Mrs Reynolds could not avoid hitting Daisy-May in the accident last May.
The hearing was told that Mrs Reynolds braked and swerved in an attempt to avoid a collision.
At Smethwick Coroner's Court yesterday, Black Country coroner Robin Balmain recorded a verdict of accidental death and described Daisy-May's death as a tragedy.
The hearing was told that Mrs Reynolds was in her car with friend Andrea Willis when the accident happened on May 12. The pair were travelling along Warstones Drive on their way home from a shopping trip.
Mrs Willis said: "I knew what was going to happen. I just shouted 'oh my God, no'.
The inquest was told that Springdale Infants School pupil Daisy-May had run out from in front of a parked Nissan Qashqai at about 5.15pm.
She was taken to New Cross Hospital but died from her injuries.
Pc Robin Smalley told the hearing the Honda was doing between 27mph and 35mph and that it was "probable" that the collision was unavoidable.
Mr Balmain added: "This collision took place in circumstances where Daisy-May ran out or walked quickly into the road in front of a vehicle and the driver had no opportunity of seeing her."
Following the inquest, Daisy-May's parents, Simon Davies and Helen Brooks, said their daughter had been heading to a nearby park.
Mr Davies added: "We're trying to complain to Wolverhampton Council to get zebra crossings put in place. There has been a lot of incidents in the area since Daisy-May's death."
