Family and friends have paid tribute to an inspirational woman who campaigned for a change to the law after her son was killed by a drunk driver. Barbara Roberts, of Giltbrook, died on Tuesday, October 11, after battling spleen cancer.
The 78 year old will be remembered by family, friends and the community for her campaigning to change the law around drink driving in order that harsher sentences were given to those who killed someone while under the influence, following the tragic death of her son, Dale. In just six weeks she received 15,150 signatures and at the time she wrote her feelings in a diary which she published as a book in 2020.
Her son Dale Roberts, a former Kimberley Comprehensive student, was riding a motorbike in Alfreton Road when he was killed by a drink driver on October 8, 1990.
