Lillian was killed by a drug driver. Our campaign forced the Government to introduce a new drug drive law 2nd March 2015.
#PrideofBritian16
. Michaela Groves MBE
14 years ago @ 7.20pm our darling Lillian was hit by a car, the driver was not insured, doing 45mph & driving under the influence of drugs. John Page abandoned the car & left the scene. Lillian died 5 hours later.
He served 8 weeks!
Please remember her tonight 🙏
#LilliansLaw
We are honoured that
#LilliansLaw
is included in this special booklet sharing our memory and the impact felt by us from Lillians unexpected and sudden death.
Thank you to HRH Prince William for your kind words. Bereavement is a lonely place support is key.
@LDNairamb
Our royal patron, Prince William, HRH The Prince of Wales, very kindly wrote the foreword for our recently launched bereavement booklet: 12 memories of sudden and unexpected loss.
Read the booklet today:
@KensingtonRoyal
We've been back to the spot where Lillian sadly lost her fight for life in 2010 as we do every year.
A reminder of a young life ended & could of easily been avoided if the driver had not of been speeding & taken Cannabis.
LILLIAN GROVES ❤😇😢
#1ofthefatal4
#lillianslaw
Happy heavenly birthday 22 today , but this beautiful , special girl will always forever be 14 due to the person who was high on Cannabis when the car he drove hit her at 45mph.
#missingyou
#lillianslaw
#brokenheart
3 yrs ago we managed to get a new drug drive law enforced, including roadside drug testing. None of this would of happened without the sad loss of 14yr old Lillian Groves.
She was our inspiration in making a difference. We hope you all agree.
#lillianslaw
#savinglives
Tonight marks10yrs since we lost our Lil.
They say time is a healer, we are again pained you are not with us.
Time has flown by, but it still feels like yesterday
The hardest part wasnt saying Goodbye, but learning to live without you
#lillianslaw
💚
At 7.20pm 12 yrs ago today Lillian Groves was hit and killed outside her family home. The driver was never charged with drug driving the crime he committed serving just 8 weeks in prison!
#LilliansLaw
changed this so that drivers are roadside tested.
#thinkingofLillian
Please RT
Happy heavenly 24th birthday to a beautiful, sweet precious daughter, sister, niece, granddaughter and cousin.
Today is all about you Lillian.
You may of been taken from us 10 years ago in such horrific circumstances but you live on in all of us and always will.
#lillianslaw
@RossKemp
Sending Scott and all Babs close friends much love. Thank you for the memories and presenting us with a precious Pride of Britain Award.
The Groves family
Police officers do a amazing job on making our roads safer and since the introduction of LilliansLaw (drug drive testing) they are inundated with removing positive drivers from the road. Anyone who thinks differently need to walk our path for a day.
Tell that to the family that have lost a loved one through drug driving. I fully support my team dealing positively with drink and drug drivers.
@LilliansLaw1
@Official_MBS
@CycleRat2019
I'm disgusted by the behaviour of these protestors. It makes a mockery of the life of George Floyd what happened to him and the campaign black lives matter.
This is no longer about race its violence against innocent people let alone the fact COVID19 is more of a threat
Valentine's is marked by placing a single red rose on the spot our 14 year old daughter lost her life. That's not how anyone should be remembered.
Please join us on 27th June in raising money for bereavement support.
#lillianslaw
#1ofthefatal4
#prideofbritain
@GMB
@susannareid100
watching your CPR , just wanted to say yesterday at school we were donated a
#britishheartfoundation
CPR training materials which we will now access for training KS2 children. Its so very important and can make such a difference
26th June - our hearts ache, broken beyond repair. 9 years this day we were a happy family, 2 hrs later a drug driver shatterd our world and left you fighting for your life. We clung on for a miracle but it was in vain.
Always in our thoughts ❤
#1ofthefatal4
#lillianslaw
Congratulations
@gareth_grier
you made a personal appearance in The Queens speech. Felt extremely proud to know you and the amazing work you and all those at the
@LDNairamb
do.
Merry Christmas from us all.
#lillianslaw
Just beautiful
Look at that smile
It always beamed and lite up the room
Taken from us and all who love you
Our family has had its heart ripped out and that hurts like hell 10 years on.
LILLIAN smile on us 😘
#lillianslaw
#1ofthefatal4
#drugdriving
#wreckslives
For many birthdays are special and shared but today our beautiful Lillian would of been 25. Not a day to share or celebrate as her life was cut short at 14 by a drug driver. Please flood twitter with
#happy25thLillian
#lillianslaw
#1ofthefatal4
Absolutely 💔 late last night our lovely mum., nan and great nan passed away unexpectedly. We are all struggling with the shock but know she is now reunited with her grandaughter
#LilliansLaw
who she missed every single day since 2010.
Love you mum Pamela Sanders xx
8 years today
#LilliansLaw
was implemented. The amendment to the Road Traffic Act gives police power to test at Drug Drivers at the roadside, saving THOUSANDS of lives. This was only achievable due to the RTC that caused the death of 14 yr old Lillian Groves.
#consequences
It's been a tough week.
As Christmas draws near my emotions are all over the place. Missing my special angel Lil. I'm trying hard to keep it together - stays close sweetheart xxx
#lillianslaw
It is with a heavy heart that after a long and painful 6 weeks we laid our mum Pam to rest after she died from a blood clot following a hip fracture she sustained in January. You are now with our precious Lillian be the nan you've missed out on for 10 yrs until we are reunited.
The month of June lingers for us it holds alot of memories some we wish we could live all over again others we hoped would fade away in time. Time's not a healer more a reminder of the distance between us. We will put a 😔 on our face yet out hearts remain broken.
#lillianslaw
Not bravery, survival instinct.
There were many days of sinking so you have to swim harder and faster.
My family deserved better than me giving up and I wasn't going to let that happen.
#LilliansLaw
Flashbacks of that awful evening will remain with me for the rest of my life.
The pain of not hearing your voice, seeing your smile, giving you a hug, wiping your tears, being your mum : (
Twitter show you care - every life is important.
Remembering my beautiful LILLIAN x
Everyday this month I am posting a picture of Lillian to raise awareness of the consequences of what Drug Driving can end in. She was our world. Since her death through
#lillianslaw
many lives have been saved.
June - Drug Drive Awareness
#1ofthefatal4
This year I have set myself a target to self publish a biography in memory of my 14yr old niece Lillian Groves.
It's the hardest thing I've ever put my mind to. I hope I do her justice. Advice very welcomed.
#lillianslaw
#biotribute
A fab start to June the month for us which is full of unhappiness. Not is it Lillians birthday but also when her short life was ended abruptly at the hands of a drug driver.
#1ofthefatal4
we can put an end to pointless loss of lives.
#lillianslaw
Does a 🐆 change its spots 🤔 Evidently not... Stopped by TC Storey this time at
#WormaldGreen
#Ripon
I joined him soon after. Cannabis located on passenger & driver arrested for the second time this month
#DrugDrive
@LilliansLaw1
🩸specimen obtained & headed to
@RSSS_DianeFair
7th June - today Lillian would be 23. It seems odd even thinking she would of been celebrating her 23rd birthday as in our eyes she will always remain 14.
A birthday treat at Girl Heaven ❤
Her life opportunities taken away by a Drug Driver
#1ofthefatal4
#lillianslaw
None of your birthdays are easy. Today is the hardest by far. I've struggled mentally and emotionally as you reached a birthday of 28 years old, half spent with us and half of those years without us. We love and miss you so much each and every day. Happy heavenly birthday Lils.
No matter how much we try for today to be normal it never goes away. Time has not healed our pain as they say. The living without you is as hard now as 8yrs ago. Our love grows stronger although we can't hold, see or hear you Lil. X
#broken
#missing
#grief
#drugdriving
Today BRST were at Coopers in Chislehurst, 240 students heard your story. Some gasped when they heard your tale. EVERYtime we do roadside stops with Police they ALWAYS nick a drugged driver. BUT thanks to you the Police CAN take them off the roads.
#lillianslaw
#1ofthefatal4
10yrs ago at 12.20am on 27th June we sat in Kings College hospital praying Lillian would make it through from the injuries she sustained after being hit outside our home by a speeding , drugged driver.
It was not meant to be and our 💔 were truely broken.
#lillianslaw
28th June - its thanks to Lillian following her untimely death that brought in road safety legislation in 2015. The roadside Drug Analyser gives police the power to arrest a driver who fails the test.
Over 11,500 have been prosecuted as a result.
#1ofthefatal4
#lillianslaw
Keep a look out in
@DailyMirror
as
@PrideOfBritain
celebrates its 20th anniversary so featuring some previous winners & catching up with news.
#lillianslaw
have been busy sonce 2016 fundraising + raising awareness of drug driving consequences
#1ofthefatal4
bereavement
13 years ago tonight 14 year old Lillian Groves was killed by a driver under the influence of Cannabis. He didn't get charged with the crime he committed as the
@DrugWipeUK
had not been approved by the Government.
#Lillianslaw
changed that in 2015.
Saving lives.
Our ME Patrols from GMP have just been dealing with an RTC on Travis Brow at Stockport.
The offending Driver has been arrested for Drug Driving after testing positive for Cannabis.
Off to custody they go for processing. Possible court appearance awaits
DRUG DRIVING wrecks innocent lives and deverstates families.
On the eve of what would of been your 24th birthday we cannot help but feel so far away from you Lillian. Time has moved on 10 years but we have not. To us you will always remain 14 💔
#lillianslaw
#brokenheart
4 years on and
#lillianslaw
highlights the EPIDEMIC of Drug Driving.
Everyday there are hundreds of drivers testing positive to drug driving putting other road users at risk.
We call on the government to impose tougher sentences in reducing this number significantly.
When someone's life is taken from those who love them you can choose to accept and forgive or to never let go.
We will never accept or forgive the drug driver who took Lillians life letting her go is not an option. Our light turned off that awful day.
#lillianslaw
#missyou
Jumping out the car, stepping over Lillian who was fighting for her life and running to the bus stop in the hope he would get away is leaving the scene and would of done if it weren't for eye witnesses who I intervened!
No excuses
#LilliansLaw
The reality of how we spend your birthdays Lil.
7.6.1996
Each white rose (purity) represents the 14 years we spent together, each red rose (love) represents the time we've been apart 28 roses in total.
#lillianslaw
Our angel and
@PrideOfBritain
2016
Lillian Groves
Forever 14 in our mind and heart.
Her tragic loss has hugely benefitted thousands of lives.
On the anniversary of Lillians death we come together to share our ❤
#LilliansLaw
Attended our 14th memorial service today at St Lukes Chapel, Kings College Hospital to remember our Lils. Never an easy day but life is never easy without u in it.
#lillianslaw
#christmaswithoutyou
Today's picture of Lillian❣
Those early days were so precious we have very little in the way of photos to look back on. Any parent hoping to see their children grow and prosper into adults. Not for Lillian and us! Consequences of Drug Driving
#1ofthefatal4
#lillianslaw
6th June picture of Lillian - absolutely adorable. Even at a young age her smile beamed & lit the darkest of days. Looking back on this picture feels me with immense love yet tinged with sadness for what she may of become.
Consequence of Drug Driving
#1ofthefatal4
#lillianslaw
@GordonRamsay
Thank you for covering the problem of drug driving. The law was changed following our family campaign in memory of 14yr old Lillian Groves
12th June - 17yrs ago. Jere they all are the Groves bunch (including Lillian - front row) with her siblings and two cousins. Wish I could go back and freeze time.
A consequence of a drug driver put an end to family photos
#1ofthefatal4
#lillianslaw
15th June - Lillian and her big sister Rhiannon share a girlie selfie.
Unfortunately not many of these to look back on as Lillian was killed aged 14 by a drug driver. Never take a moment for granted as your life can change without warning.
#1ofthefatal4
#lillianslaw
Whilst on a evening out on Friday stopped at
@allbarone
Tower Hill when a young guy caught view of my wrist band. Works out he is a DCI knew about
#lillianslaw
and remembered us from
@PrideOfBritain
I didnt catch his name but thank you for asking.
Thank god you pulled her over.
Who knows what may of happened.
Potential 4 fatalities of little innocent kiddies whose mum should be locked up for neglect. Seriously what is wrong with some people. Maybe she should walk in my shoes for 1 day 😡
#lillianslaw
#1ofthefatal4
Just stopped a car with 4 young kids in driven by their mother. Super loud music playing and none of the kids are in child seats. Whilst following strong smell of cannabis also. Driver has now failed the roadside Drugwipe.
#OneInCustody
@DrugWipeUK
@LilliansLaw1
11th June - today's picture of Lillian is her first day at secondary school. By the look of it she tried cutting her fringe lol
So happy , so much to look forward to.
Ended by a drug driver
#1ofthefatal4
#lillianslaw
1st June see the month of Drug Driving Awareness.
In memory of 14 yr old Lillian Groves please spare a minute to watch this link
and RT this tweet.
#lillianslaw
#savinglives
Do take time to read the heartfelt family stories and support this amazing charity who depend on your generous donations.
To our darling Lillian thank you for continuing to be present in our lives and giving us the strength and courage to share you with others.
#LilliansLaw
[Content warning: The following post contains subject matter that people may find upsetting. Please be mindful of these triggers and seek assistance if required.]
Today, we launch a one-of-its-kind booklet: 12 memories of sudden and unexpected loss.
Within our new booklet, Lillian’s family, with 11 other families, have come together and entrusted us with their most pertinent and treasured memories of losing a loved one suddenly and unexpectedly.
In loving memory of Lillian, may she rest in peace.
#LilliansLaw
@LilliansLaw1
Happy birthday to Michaela Groves MBE the driving force behind LilliansLaw
Our road safety law on Drug Driving was only possible due to her commitment and determination.
Lillian would be so proud of her.
#birthday
#LilliansLaw
12 yrs today ended in a living hell. 14 Yr old Lillian died from her injuries after being hit outside her home by a drug driver. Left for dead. The driver John Page of Croydon served 8 weeks! Drug driving law changed as a result of our campaign 2015.
#LilliansLaw
Happy 50th birthday to a dad in a million Gary - Lillians dad.
It's been a though 7 months which resulted in an unexpected emergency medical surgery and then being diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes all taking its toll , glad your feeling much better.
We ❤ you very much
Kind of shocking when your world falls apart, everything & everyone around you carries on.
Frozen in time, watching life like a movie.
As weeks, months roll on life becomes real again, yet you will never forget that point yours stood still.
#lillianslaw
#lastfamilypicture
So travelled home from a day at the beach, no surprise a vast amount of people smoking Cannabis (the smell gives you away) all going home in their cars , driving under the influence!
You'd need a whole police force to enforce what I've witnessed today
#lillianslaw
#gettough
13th June - not the best photo quality of Lillian but she loved swimming and said how she wanted to be a mermaid or train 🐳 That beautiful face also had the biggest smile.
Drive driving wrecks lives and takes away dreams that will never be fulfilled
#1ofthefatal4
#lillianslaw
Your help is needed
For 10 yrs families like ours have fought for road death tougher sentencing. 14yr old Lillian Groves killer served just 8 weeks. This needs to change.
Sign the Petition today: Tougher sentences for hit and run drivers who cause death
Op Heelfield, Illingworth! Suspect stopped driving at excess speed! Inspect smells strongly of cannabis and tests positive and for cocaine aswell. To cells!
@RSSS_DianeFair
@WYP_Halifax
@LilliansLaw1
Vehicle stopped due to excess speed by
@TC174_NYP
& myself at
#Flaxby
& driver admits to smoking cannabis. Unsurprisingly
@DrugWipeUK
returned a positive reading & driver was arrested. Bloods obtained & another one for
@RSSS_DianeFair
’s growing list of evidential samples
#Fatal4
On the eve of what should be Lillian Groves 26th birthday I ask you to spare a thought for road victims killed by drug drivers. Lillian was just 14 when a drug driver ended her life. He escaped the law and served just 8 weeks in HMP
#LilliansLaw
brought in new legislation 2015
21st June - today's picture of Lillian is one from secondary school sports day which featured in the prospectus.
Such wonderful opportunities yet sadly not fulfilled, her life cut short in an instant by a drug driver.
#1ofthefatal4
#lillianslaw
29th June - today's picture of Lillian was at the last family bbq a week before the RTC. She was blossoming into adolescent with more confidence and looking forward to her prom.. All ended when her path met that of a driver, speeding and on Cannabis
#1ofthefatal4
#lillianslaw