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Article: Your Life: pounds 1,000 was all my lovely Rachel was worth.. Barbara Ward's pregnant daughter was killed when a lorry ran her off the road. But after the other driver walked away with a fine, Barbara began a battle to change the law.(Features)
- Article from:
- The Mirror (London, England)
- Article date:
- September 5, 2008
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Byline: By Kim Willis
When Barbara and Anthony Ward's daughter Rachel was killed in a car accident, they vowed they'd stop at nothing to get justice.
Rachel, 19, was eight weeks' pregnant when she died after a lorry changed lanes without seeing her and knocked her car off the road.
The driver was given only a pounds 1,000 fine.
And Rachel's devastated parents started a campaign to increase sentences for drivers who kill.
Today their efforts have succeeded in bringing a new law into force that means careless drivers who cause death ...
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