AN ILKLEY woman is campaigning to raise awareness of road safety following the tragic death of her father at the hands of a speeding motorist last year.

Susan Missin of Hunger Hill, Middleton, has devoted her time to fundraising for the road safety charity Brake after losing her father Harold Daniels in June 2016 when he was killed near his home in Westhoughton, Lancashire.

The driver has since been banned from driving and sentenced to 250 hours of community service for causing death by careless driving.

Following the support Sue and her family received after the accident from the road safety charity Brake, she has gone on to raise over £800 in donations. She has been supported in her fund-raising by work colleagues at Bradford based housing association Accent Housing where Sue is employed as a development programme manager.

Speaking at a presentation to Brake at Accent’s offices in Shipley, Accent Chief Executive Paul Dolan said: “This has been a devastating experience for Sue and her family. She has since devoted her spare time fundraising for Brake. Her colleagues have been pleased to help.”

Sue added: “After losing my dad – by someone driving carelessly – it was important to me to raise awareness of driving safely and to help Brake’s fundraising efforts, enabling them to continue to support bereaved families.

"Each month Accent raise funds for a nominated charity and it was great that Brake was chosen and all Accent’s offices worked together to achieve such a fantastic amount. We presented the cheque to Brake at our head office in Shipley and Brake gave us a thought provoking talk on driving as we go out on the roads each day.”

Charity Brake was founded in 1995, with the aim of stopping the needless deaths and serious injuries that happen on roads every day, and to provide care and support for families bereaved and injured in road crashes.