Steve Kimberley's son, Matthew, 12 and daughter, Lucy, 10 were both killed coming home from a football match after a drink diver crashed into them, leaving their father wheelchair bound.
A dad who lost two of his children in a horrific car crash while they were driving home from a football game has issued an emotional plea begging people not to drink and drive during the World Cup. Steve Kimberley's son Matthew, 12, and daughter Lucy, 10 were both killed in a collision after an intoxicated man driving a Range Rover crashed into them on the A38 in 1996.
He said: "After the game we headed back to the car and started our journey home. We got out of Plymouth and got down to Notter Bridge and as we came around the bend to the left and were hit at high speed by a drink driver who was driving a Range Rover. The crash left Ben critically injured, while Lucy, who had been sitting behind her dad, was conscious at first despite the impact. Steve's son Matthew passed away shortly after despite paramedic's desperate attempts to save him with CPR.
"I thought it was a bad dream. I knew they were hurt but I had this feeling that they were going to be alright. He has partnered up with Devon & Cornwall Police this year for their Life Legend Christmas drink drive campaign with 110 licensed venues offering free soft drinks to designated drivers. He said: "It's quite simple, if you know you're going out for a night, you can do a number of things.
"If you're in a group of people and someone is drinking and you know they are thinking of driving, you have a responsibility to do one of several things. Take their keys away, walk them home, call them a cab.
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