Jamey Coleman death: More than £1,000 raised for charity
More than £1,000 has been raised in memory of a 24-year-old man killed in a hit-and-run as he walked home from a night out.
Relatives of Jamey Coleman launched a campaign in aid of brain injury charity Headway and donations have been flooding in.
Mr Coleman, of Springhill Road, Brownhills, was knocked down on the A5 Watling Street in Brownhills at about 3.20am on March 30 on his way back from the nearby White Horse pub.
A page has been set up on the JustGiving website in his honour. And £1,010 has now been raised in the last month.
Mr Coleman's sister Simone said: "We wanted to donate Jamey's organs to help save another life, but were unable to do so as he had gone into organ failure, Jamey died at 9:30am after a six-hour battle."
Had Jamey survived his injuries, he would have needed the help from the Headway Charity, as he would have been severely disabled.
"Our family lives have been devastated by the loss of Jamey not realising that this could happen to us and not knowing the impact that this has had on my parents so I have set this JustGiving page up so that head trauma survivors can continue to get the help and support needed for themselves and their families at such a traumatic time in their lives."
Around 300 people attended his funeral at St John's Church in Walsall Wood on April 15.
Police have appealed for information but so far no-one has been arrested over the crash.
Following the crash, friends rushed back to the White Horse pub after the crash to raise the alarm, while others tried to help him as he lay at the roadside.
After the tragedy, a man living near the scene paid tribute to the former Brownhills School pupil and said he was often seen on nights out in the area. He said he always had a smile on his face and was a 'cracking lad'.
Police said they have interviewed a woman in her 20s in connection with the collision after she came forward as a witness.
