The Latest Breaking News from Ruby Cropper

The little girl left in the road to die - and the heroes who tried to save her

“She is greatly missed by everyone who knew her. I wear a necklace containing her ashes so she is always with me”

Manchester Evening News · Feb 12, 2023

Girl, 11, and mum-of-three among innocent victims killed on our roads by reckless drivers

Killer drivers now face life sentences after a change in the law

Manchester Evening News · Jul 30, 2022

Heartless driver who mowed down girl and left her dying on street jailed

Andrew Cairns, 36, was travelling back from work August 2020 when he mowed down Ruby Cropper as she and a friend crossed the road.

Daily Record · Feb 18, 2022

Remorseless killer who fled instead of helping girl, 11, as she lay dying in the road jailed for five years

Andrew Cairns was unanimously found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving

Manchester Evening News · Feb 17, 2022

Dangerous driver ‘tried to play down culpability’ in fatal collision that killed ‘kind and caring’ schoolgirl

"His actions were not simply momentary lapses of care or attention"

Manchester Evening News · Jan 20, 2022