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VIDEO: "Please, please come forward" - Jade Clark's mum makes emotional appeal to driver
5:00am Tuesday 5th March 2013 in Latest By Steven Smith
THE distraught mum of teenager Jade Clark made an emotional appeal to the driver involved in a fatal collision on the A31 during a press conference.
Reading a statement, Sharon Clark said Jade's loss had left a hole in their hearts and lives that they will never fill.
Jade was killed whilst riding her moped on the A31 near Ringwood on Sunday, February 24.
Police are appealing for the driver of a Volvo CX90 to come forward.
Officers believe the car struck Jade while she was upright. But the vehicle failed to remain at the scene.
Jade’s mum Sharon, dad Billy Herald, stepdad Daniel Clark and grandmother Linda Pidgley spoke for the first time at the press conference today.
Mrs Clark urged the driver to "please, please" come forward or anyone who knows where the car might be to contact the police.
She said: “From the moment we were given this awful news, the family have been devastated.
“Jade was such a loving girl. Losing her has left a hole in our hearts and our lives that we will never fill.
“She was a wonderful daughter; stepdaughter; sister; granddaughter and friend.
“So many people have said so many nice things about Jade and I’d like to say thank you to all of them for their kindness.
“To lose Jade the way we did is what’s hardest to bear. For a driver to cause Jade’s accident and then drive away, leaving her alone in the road, is almost too difficult to believe.
“To that driver, I would say please, please come forward and contact the police. You must be finding this hard to live with, especially if you have children of your own.
“To anyone else who knows this driver, or knows where the car might be, please contact the police as soon as possible.”
Police officers continue to investigate all lines of enquiry and Crimestoppers are offering a reward of £1,000 to find the driver who knocked Jade off her scooter.
Traffic Inspector Matt Butler said: “A number of vehicles were involved in the incident and one of these vehicles – a Volvo XC90 – left the scene before the police arrived.
“We know that the moped was upright at the time of the collision and believe that the Volvo XC90 was the first vehicle to collide with it.
“I need to trace the Volvo and urge anyone with information to contact me. I particularly appeal to the driver to get in touch – you can see the distress this has caused Jade’s family. Please do the right thing.
“The front of the vehicle will be damaged. If anyone is aware of a Volvo XC90 which has sustained damage or has been repaired in the last few days, they should call the police urgently.”
Members of the public will only be eligible for the cash reward if they call the Crimestoppers line – on 0800 555 111 – with information that leads to the arrest and charge of an offender.
Comments(20)
ianexams
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6:09pm Mon 4 Mar 13
GAHmusic
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6:16pm Mon 4 Mar 13
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MisterGrimsdale
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6:20pm Mon 4 Mar 13
GAHmusic wrote:Call Crimestoppers for goodness sake - don't wait for an email that may not be read or waste time telling people on here. You call 0800 555 111 and tell them!! Pick up the phone and do it. You might be the one who brings a hearless killer to justice. Keep searching.
I've been searching these cars for sale for a month now and saturday an identicle one popped up for sale at a dealers just under a 100 miles from here listed as just in and a bargain and they don't pop up often. I've been trying to tell the police all weekend but my mails have not been replied too. I know it may be a long shot but I have a little girl of my own and cant imagine the pain so if there is just the remote chance it helps I couldn't do nothing. If any of you guys can help its apreciated, I'm not interested in a reward just helping fellow parents. This the the link
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Old Harry
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6:27pm Mon 4 Mar 13
GAHmusic wrote:Correct address is http://www.jemcacarg
I've been searching these cars for sale for a month now and saturday an identicle one popped up for sale at a dealers just under a 100 miles from here listed as just in and a bargain and they don't pop up often. I've been trying to tell the police all weekend but my mails have not been replied too. I know it may be a long shot but I have a little girl of my own and cant imagine the pain so if there is just the remote chance it helps I couldn't do nothing. If any of you guys can help its apreciated, I'm not interested in a reward just helping fellow parents. This the the link
http://www.m-jemcasi
dcup.co.uk/used-cars
/volvo-xc90-2-4-d5-s
e-5dr-geartronic-sid
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Turtlebay
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7:38pm Mon 4 Mar 13
Old Harry
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8:06pm Mon 4 Mar 13
Turtlebay wrote:Which is why I fail to understand why there has not been wider exposure in the national media. I cannot believe that such a tragic story has no interest or concern for the rest of the country.
Has anyone considered that the Volvo owner might not be a local person, thus he/she would not be aware of the furore in the Bournemouth Echo? If they were just passing and live in the West Country or were using the A31 with a view to turning off further on to go North, they'd not even be able to buy this local paper there.
MisterGrimsdale
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8:23pm Mon 4 Mar 13
Old Harry wrote:Yes. Use Facebook. Use Twitter. My facebook has the story - if this goes viral then the b******d who left this little girl dying will be dragged to justice.
Turtlebay wrote:Which is why I fail to understand why there has not been wider exposure in the national media. I cannot believe that such a tragic story has no interest or concern for the rest of the country.
Has anyone considered that the Volvo owner might not be a local person, thus he/she would not be aware of the furore in the Bournemouth Echo? If they were just passing and live in the West Country or were using the A31 with a view to turning off further on to go North, they'd not even be able to buy this local paper there.
ragj195
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9:05pm Mon 4 Mar 13
Turtlebay wrote:The police said that they believe the Volvo was the first car to hit her. They might not be aware of what's in the Echo but they would be aware that they left the scene of a very serious accident thereby breaking the law.
Has anyone considered that the Volvo owner might not be a local person, thus he/she would not be aware of the furore in the Bournemouth Echo? If they were just passing and live in the West Country or were using the A31 with a view to turning off further on to go North, they'd not even be able to buy this local paper there.
GAHmusic
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9:08pm Mon 4 Mar 13
Old Harry wrote:Thanks Harry, I sent the address to crimestoppers as I couldn't start to tell them the address on the phone and I will keep searching as you never know
GAHmusic wrote:Correct address is http://www.jemcacarg
I've been searching these cars for sale for a month now and saturday an identicle one popped up for sale at a dealers just under a 100 miles from here listed as just in and a bargain and they don't pop up often. I've been trying to tell the police all weekend but my mails have not been replied too. I know it may be a long shot but I have a little girl of my own and cant imagine the pain so if there is just the remote chance it helps I couldn't do nothing. If any of you guys can help its apreciated, I'm not interested in a reward just helping fellow parents. This the the link
http://www.m-jemcasi
dcup.co.uk/used-cars
/volvo-xc90-2-4-d5-s
e-5dr-geartronic-sid
cup-201309503781655
Thanks
roup.co.uk/Used-Car-
Details/used-volvo-x
c90-24td-d5-se-estat
e-silver-metallic-au
tomatic-diesel-ID_21
3674602844882.aspx
TedMacsCherryPants
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9:43pm Mon 4 Mar 13
Old Harry wrote:I work in the Bucks area in the week and can't say I've noticed this story being broadcast on the BBC Oxford news, which is part of the South region!???
Turtlebay wrote:Which is why I fail to understand why there has not been wider exposure in the national media. I cannot believe that such a tragic story has no interest or concern for the rest of the country.
Has anyone considered that the Volvo owner might not be a local person, thus he/she would not be aware of the furore in the Bournemouth Echo? If they were just passing and live in the West Country or were using the A31 with a view to turning off further on to go North, they'd not even be able to buy this local paper there.
This HAS to get elevated to a national media story and soon before the trail goes too cold!!
My thoughts are with Jade's family RIP.
Roband65
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10:36pm Mon 4 Mar 13
snapped
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12:52am Tue 5 Mar 13
Piston_Broke
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8:41am Tue 5 Mar 13
scrumpyjack
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8:57am Tue 5 Mar 13
Roband65 wrote:My flabber is gasted at you and all of the others who have been spouting this crap and its like.
Why are the police not contacting xc90 owners in the locality and checking there vehicles it makes no sense.
The annual sales for this car are now over 7,000. It is in its 13th year of production.
Well to get round them all should only take an afternoon eh?
The Seasider
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10:12am Tue 5 Mar 13
Forensic transfer at the scene of the crash especially paint chip samples can be uniquely matched to specific vehicles, even re-sprayed ones. Also CCTV showing the cars route, filling up at petrol stations etc. will eventually provide evidence, as will the actions of the driver in trying to repair/ scrap/ abandon their car. Also if the driver has a mobile phone with them, (statistically very likely) then he/ she is as good as convicted. Triangulation of signal data transfer will locate their every move at the time.
I hope the police have or will send out a letter to all car breakers/scrap metal dealers, body repairs and mechanics to alert them to the vehicle and to ask them for driver/ reg details. This could end up being their best lead.
Just like the Heather Barnett murder, police will get there in the end. At the moment the police are looking for a needle in a haystack. But the needle is there, and sooner or later they will find it. Lets hope the national media can play a part in widening the search for this car and so speed up justice for the family.
BournemouthMum
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1:16pm Tue 5 Mar 13
Piston_Broke wrote:That's what I was wondering (re the damage) as I used to own a Volvo (not this type) and they are built like tanks - someone smashed into the back of mine and it didn't have a mark on it. I wonder whether fragments of paint were found at the scene as the police seem pretty sure it will have been damaged. It would help tremendously if they revealed more.
I understand that the police have to be sensitive in the information they release into the public domain, but do feel they could perhaps give the public a little bit more to go on here. They've told us they're looking for a Volvo XC90, possibly but not definitely silver. Presumably, this lead has come from one of the other motorists who arrived on this tragic scene soon after the initial collision. Did that same witness see which direction the Volvo drove off in? Did it go on along the A31, or up the slip road for the A338? (Although, from the roundabouit, it could still have rejoined the A31, or turned right towards Ashley Heath). The police are also stating that the Volvo will be damaged. Is this confirmed by the fact that some of the debris recovered after the incident came from this type of car? Or is it a guess? These Volvos are tough, and the damage may be minor, or even superficial. Come on, Inspector Butler, give us a bit more to go on, and keep this story at the top of the news section. Also, to the Echo, surely your media colleagues in the west can help here too, by giving this appeal more publicity, not just in the Bournemouth and Dorset Echos.
Cherry19
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1:22pm Tue 5 Mar 13
Piston_Broke
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1:28pm Tue 5 Mar 13
BournemouthMum wrote:If they had found paint fragments, I'd have thought they could then go so far as to confirm the colour, but they haven't.
Piston_Broke wrote:That's what I was wondering (re the damage) as I used to own a Volvo (not this type) and they are built like tanks - someone smashed into the back of mine and it didn't have a mark on it. I wonder whether fragments of paint were found at the scene as the police seem pretty sure it will have been damaged. It would help tremendously if they revealed more.
I understand that the police have to be sensitive in the information they release into the public domain, but do feel they could perhaps give the public a little bit more to go on here. They've told us they're looking for a Volvo XC90, possibly but not definitely silver. Presumably, this lead has come from one of the other motorists who arrived on this tragic scene soon after the initial collision. Did that same witness see which direction the Volvo drove off in? Did it go on along the A31, or up the slip road for the A338? (Although, from the roundabouit, it could still have rejoined the A31, or turned right towards Ashley Heath). The police are also stating that the Volvo will be damaged. Is this confirmed by the fact that some of the debris recovered after the incident came from this type of car? Or is it a guess? These Volvos are tough, and the damage may be minor, or even superficial. Come on, Inspector Butler, give us a bit more to go on, and keep this story at the top of the news section. Also, to the Echo, surely your media colleagues in the west can help here too, by giving this appeal more publicity, not just in the Bournemouth and Dorset Echos.
I have reported one XC90 to the police that I found on autotrader, where the advert just seems a bit suspicious, and there is some very minor damage to the front wing. As it happens, that one is silver.
GAHmusic
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5:46pm Tue 5 Mar 13
Piston_Broke wrote:I'm doing the same where pos. I had been looking for one of those to buy since before this acident and I'd been searching nationally so can spot the new ones that turn up. It's a long shot but hopefully just something else that may just help
BournemouthMum wrote:If they had found paint fragments, I'd have thought they could then go so far as to confirm the colour, but they haven't.
Piston_Broke wrote:That's what I was wondering (re the damage) as I used to own a Volvo (not this type) and they are built like tanks - someone smashed into the back of mine and it didn't have a mark on it. I wonder whether fragments of paint were found at the scene as the police seem pretty sure it will have been damaged. It would help tremendously if they revealed more.
I understand that the police have to be sensitive in the information they release into the public domain, but do feel they could perhaps give the public a little bit more to go on here. They've told us they're looking for a Volvo XC90, possibly but not definitely silver. Presumably, this lead has come from one of the other motorists who arrived on this tragic scene soon after the initial collision. Did that same witness see which direction the Volvo drove off in? Did it go on along the A31, or up the slip road for the A338? (Although, from the roundabouit, it could still have rejoined the A31, or turned right towards Ashley Heath). The police are also stating that the Volvo will be damaged. Is this confirmed by the fact that some of the debris recovered after the incident came from this type of car? Or is it a guess? These Volvos are tough, and the damage may be minor, or even superficial. Come on, Inspector Butler, give us a bit more to go on, and keep this story at the top of the news section. Also, to the Echo, surely your media colleagues in the west can help here too, by giving this appeal more publicity, not just in the Bournemouth and Dorset Echos.
I have reported one XC90 to the police that I found on autotrader, where the advert just seems a bit suspicious, and there is some very minor damage to the front wing. As it happens, that one is silver.
Hammy1 says...
5:39pm Mon 4 Mar 13