Colchester: Thousands support Cassie's Law (From Essex County Standard)
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Colchester: Thousands support Cassie's Law
5:00am Friday 30th September 2011 in Cassie's Law By Wendy Brading
Danni Murgia, Holly Wells and Jess Rashid collect signatures at Colchester Sixth Form College in support of Cassie's Law. They are pictured with Cassie's mother Jackie McCord.
NEARLY 3,000 people have signed the petition calling for the Government to adopt Cassie’s Law.
Teenager Cassie McCord died after pensioner Colin Horsfall drove on to the pavement in Head Street, Colchester, hitting Cassie.
Cassie, who was 16, died from her injuries.
Three days earlier Mr Horsfall had been advised by the police not to drive after he drove into a bush - but they had no powers to take his licence away.
Cassie’s mother Jackie is campaigning for a change in the law which will make Britain’s roads safer.
She wants the police to be allowed to take a driver’s licence where they consider them unfit to drive.
The DVLA would then decide whether to revoke or return the licence.
Hundreds of readers have signed the County Standard’s petition in support of Cassie’s Law.
And now friends of Cassie have collected thousands more names.
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