A widow says her children deal with the damage caused by drink driving everyday after their dad was killed. Clair Osborne, 48, of Mansfield Woodhouse, who lost her husband in a crash caused by a drink-driver in 2021, is supporting a campaign by Nottinghamshire Police to dissuade people from drink-driving as Christmas nears.
Mark Osborne, 48, of Mansfield Woodhouse, was killed when his motorbike was clipped by a swerving van on the A60 Mansfield Road, between Papplewick and Arnold, in July last year. The driver, Julieanne Walsh, then 32, of Abbott Road, Mansfield, was sentenced in June to five years in prison for causing death by careless driving when she was over the drink drive limit.
Mrs Osborne has urged people to plan how they will get home if they are going to be drinking alcohol on a night out. She said: “If you’ve got work dos or have got Christmas parties planned, that’s the key word – they are planned. Plan your taxi, plan your lift home.
