A HEARTBROKEN family has paid a touching tribute to a young woman who was fatally struck down while walking her dog.
Danielle Mitten has been jailed after she mowed down Lucy Atkins, 20, as she walked her dog, Simba, in Birmingham last year.
Danielle Mitten, 34, had been driving at up to 82mph before the crash
University student Lucy was hit by the car as it sped down West Boulevard in Quinton last June.
Lucy’s family said: “The loss of Lucy, together with our dog Simba has brought immense pain to all our lives.
“We have described Lucy as a force of nature who touched all she knew or met. She was full of life and enjoyed her life.
“Lucy was loving, kind, caring and thoughtful.
“My son wishes Ms Mitten to know that as much as he wishes every day that his sister Lucy was still here, he does not hold this against her…
“… he wants us all, including Ms Mitten to be able to move on with our lives and live them in Lucy’s honour rather than in sadness.
“This is what Lucy would have wanted.”
“Nothing will bring our beloved Lucy and Simba back, but if the pain that I have described that has been visited upon us by this tragedy gets publicity and stops someone else from driving dangerously and killing someone, then Lucy’s death will not have been in vain.”
Lucy Atkins was tragically killed while walking her dog
Eze Chidiebere Paul
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