Family pay tribute to ‘lovely’ John
The family of a man killed in a road collision on the A19 say he will be”deeply missed”.
Shortly after midnight yesterday, Northumbria Police received a report of a collision involving a heavy goods vehicle and a car on the A19 southbound at the A1231 junction.
Emergency services attended and found John Terence Robinson, 24, of Peterlee, with fatal injuries.
His family, who are being supported by specialist officers, have released a short statement as they come to terms with their devastating loss.
It read: “All of our family are very sad to lose our lovely John. He will be deeply missed.”
An investigation is ongoing into the collision, which resulted in the road being closed for six hours as police carried out inquiries and the vehicles were recovered.
A 56-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and remains in police custody at this time. He is assisting officers with their enquiries.
Police want to hear from anybody who witnessed the collision, or who was in the area at the time and who may have dashcam footage of the incident.
Anyone with information is asked to contact 101 quoting reference 2 130319 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.”
The latest incident comes as the Sunderland Echo, Shields Gazette and Hartlepool continue their Safe A19 campaign, which was launched back in 2017.
So far more than 2,100 people have signed a petition to show their support for an inquiry to be carried out as to safety on the road.
When the Safer Roads fund was first announced in 2017, the Government stated that it totalled £175million.
In September 2017, the A19 was rejected funding from the Government’s Safer Roads fund because it did not feature in a list of the top 50 most dangerous A roads in England.
A poll which was run when the campaign launched found that 49% of people want to see extra lanes added on the A19.