IN January, 2012, Williton care-worker Bethany Paige Adams died instantly when the car in which she was a passenger hit a tree at nearly 80mph on Halsway Hill on the A358.

She was the passenger in a car driven by her 17-year-old boyfriend when he lost control and hit a tree at 80mph. He had passed his driving test just four months earlier.

Since then, her parents, Helen and Mark, have channelled their grief into a campaign in Bethany’s memory to educate young people about the dangers of driving too fast.

Their organisation, Stand Against Speed 4 Bethany, campaigns tirelessly for more responsible driving and tighter controls for newly qualified motorists. Helen has now applied for the group to become a registered charity.

And on March 22, Helen will join police, paramedics and Devon and Somerset fire service to take part in a Learn2Live presentation for sixth-formers at West Somerset College unashamedly aimed at shocking young drivers into driving safely.

It will include talks by safety experts and a harrowing fictional video involving the death of a girl in a high-speed accident as well as scenes of police breaking the news to a distraught family.

“Then I’ll tell them what it’s like when it happens in real life,” Helen said.

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