Bereaved parents call for action on road deaths after fatal Staffordshire M6 crash

Nov 14 2008 by sarah probert, Birmingham Mail

BEREAVED parents Amanda and Phil Peak, whose sons were killed in a car crash caused by drunken footballer Luke McCormick, said today the Government must do more to curb drink-driving.

Ten-year-old Arron and his brother Ben, eight, were killed when the Plymouth Argyle goalkeeper’s Range Rover hit their people carrier on the M6 near Stoke-on-Trent in June.

Speaking at the launch of Road Safety Week in Manchester, Mrs Peak said: “The Government needs to do more – why can’t they bring the legal drink-driving level down? The current level is not working. If lower levels can work in the European Union and Australia, I don’t see why they can’t work here.”

The Department for Transport said 3,059 people were killed and 28,871 seriously injured on the roads last year.