A teenager has been left traumatised after she saw her younger sister being knocked down at the hands of a dangerous speed driver. Courtney Ellis, 14 was tragically killed by Brandon Turton, 21 who run her down while he was driving through a 30mph zone doing racing speeds of up to 93mph in September 2020 as he raced his friend down the road.
The school girl from Haydock died instantly when she was hit by the Renault Megane on Blackbrook road in St Helens, Liverpool Crown Court heard. Courtney's mum, Angela, has revealed the impact the devastating incident has had on her older daughter Morgan as the sight of her younger sister being killed has taken a huge toll on her mental health, the Liverpool Echo reports.
She told the ECHO : "My oldest baby witnessed it and she suffers daily with PTSD symptoms and with her mental health, I wish I could take her pain away but I can't, I can only be there for her despite my daily pain and heartbreak too. I just want to do at least one important thing so that future families don't have to go through the same problem as me and my family."
