Widow of Keen Astronomer Killed on Smart Motorway Sends Ashes Into Space
- 7 months ago
Credit: SWNS / Claire Mercer / Aura Flights
The widow of a 'keen astronomer' who was killed on a smart motorway has sent his ashes into space.
Claire Mercer, who has been campaigning for the roads to be banned since husband Jason's death four years ago, says he would have 'loved' the send off.
Jason, 44, died alongside Alexandru Murgeanua, 22, after they were hit by a lorry on a stretch of the M1 which doesn't have a hard shoulder.
They had stopped in the left-hand lane to exchange insurance details in June 2019 following a minor collision near Sheffield, South Yorks.
Lorry driver Prezemyslaw Zbigniew Szuba was jailed for ten months after admitting two counts of causing death by driving without due care and attention.
The widow of a 'keen astronomer' who was killed on a smart motorway has sent his ashes into space.
Claire Mercer, who has been campaigning for the roads to be banned since husband Jason's death four years ago, says he would have 'loved' the send off.
Jason, 44, died alongside Alexandru Murgeanua, 22, after they were hit by a lorry on a stretch of the M1 which doesn't have a hard shoulder.
They had stopped in the left-hand lane to exchange insurance details in June 2019 following a minor collision near Sheffield, South Yorks.
Lorry driver Prezemyslaw Zbigniew Szuba was jailed for ten months after admitting two counts of causing death by driving without due care and attention.