Slow down and help save lives, pleads mother in video for drivers after daughter killed in Great Barr road smash - WATCH
The mother of a woman killed after being hit by a speeding driver has appealed to motorists in a moving campaign video with road safety charity Brake.
Avril Child's daughters Sarah and Claire were both struck in the horrific collision as they walked across the A34 Walsall Road, in Great Barr back in 2012.
Sarah, aged 26, was killed, while Clare, 24, who was pregnant at the time suffered nerve damage in her right leg and was unable to walk for two weeks. Her baby was uninjured, and born two months later, a daughter called Evie.
In the powerful 'Go Slow' campaign video Mrs Child speaks to camera and directly addresses speeding motorists.
"Do you really want to have blood on your hands because you want to get somewhere faster?" she asks.
Mrs Child also points out people's misconceptions of how dangerous a car can be, stating: "The car you drive isn't made of cotton wool - it's a ton of metal."
Birmingham Crown Court heard how he was travelling at an average of 64mph at the time of the crash, when the speed limit was 40mph.
Mrs Child and her family have since successfully campaigned to get it reduced to 30mph on that stretch.
Speaking to the Express & Star, Mrs Child who lives in Kingstanding said: "In the wrong hands a car is a lethal weapon.
"Unfortunately there are so many stories like mine."
The A34 continues to see deaths, with 88-year-old Mary Elizabeth Humpherson, known as Betty, killed by a hit-and-run driver in October.
A petition calling for further action on the dangerous dual carriageway was also launched following the deaths of Zoe Shapiro, 17, in February and Charlie Heywood, 19, in June.
Mrs Child's campaign video is part of the Brake Pledge, which asks drivers to do all they can to improve road safety, including to go slow, stay sober and make sure everyone in their vehicle is secure.
