Sean Williams: Campaigners demand justice over crash death driver's jail sentence
An online campaign has been launched calling for the two-year prison term for a speeding driver who killed a 13-year-old boy to be reviewed.
Hospital Porter Joshua Harvey was jailed after admitting causing the death of Sean Williams in Wolverhampton by careless driving.
The 23-year-old was undercutting another car when the Nissan Juke he was driving at 48mph in a 30 zone in Lakefield Road, Wednesfield, hit the boy on December 29, just over a year ago.
Sean suffered serious head injuries and died later the same day in hospital.
Harvey, of Griffiths Drive, Ashmore Park, who changed his plea to guilty shortly before a trial was due to start, was also banned from driving for six years.
Now an online campaign has been launched to get his prison term extended.
Steven Harris, who started the petition, said: “The sentence is an insult both to Sean’s memory and to his grieving family.
“He was sentenced to two years imprisonment and will serve, at most, half of that and eventually be able to drive again.
“We want the sentence to be reviewed and reflect the fact that a young boy died, who would still be alive if not for the actions of this driver.”
In a victim impact statement read to the court, Sean’s mother Elaine revealed she was still taking medication to help her cope with the daily sense of loss over the death of her ‘baby’ and made regular visits to light a candle at the cemetery where he was laid to rest.
People who have signed the petition have described the sentence as ‘unfair’ and ‘a disgrace’.
To see the petition click this link
