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Christopher Sherrard and Debbie Mullan on loss of loved ones on the roads
Derry Journal
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18/11/2024
Christopher Sherrard and Debbie Mullan on loss of loved ones on the roads
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I lost my dad in an RTC in 2016, and it totally devastated my family.
00:07
My dad was Thompson Wilson Sherrard, 60 year old,
00:10
dedicated daddy, loving granddad, and then life just changed.
00:16
And it's taken a long time to even come to terms with what we would call the new norm.
00:24
Whenever my dad left in the morning time, he wasn't expecting that to come home.
00:30
And he left the front door, and he never came back.
00:33
My plea to everybody is to just please drive carefully on the roads,
00:37
and I would just not want anyone to go through that experience.
00:40
It just doesn't last for one day, it lasts for a lifetime.
00:50
My son was Caelan, and he was 17 and a half.
00:53
Caelan was going into Limavady on a Saturday morning to get a crusty loaf of bread.
00:58
We watched Caelan as he went out the driveway with his indicator on, going out the driveway,
01:03
and out onto the country road, and off he went.
01:07
I seen a police car coming into the drive, and I came to a stop just beside our patio doors,
01:15
and Caelan's dad came running out the side door, and he put his hands to his head.
01:21
I can't hear the words, I still can't hear the words, I just see the faces of the two police officers.
01:27
Caelan had very visual injuries, but he was still my boy, and I needed to hug him and hold him.
01:33
It was likely that there was black ice.
01:35
Without being able to control the car, Caelan went into an oncoming tractor and slurry tank, and he was killed instantly.
01:42
I wanted someone to believe him, when really I have to accept that it was human error.
01:48
It's just not what you see, you have to be prepared for what you don't see.
01:52
We need to take responsibility for our actions when we're getting in behind the wheel of a car.
01:57
My message really to young people is to look at your personal responsibility when you are behind that wheel,
02:05
and respect other road users.
02:07
I never want any other parent to experience what I've experienced.
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