A POLICE officer is running 200km to raise money for the charity RoadPeace.
Det Chief Supt Andy Cox, head of Crime at Lincolnshire Police, will reach Warwickshire on Friday May 21 and members of the local force will be showing their support by running with him during his time in the region.
It’s all designed to coincide with Global Road Safety Week, which starts today, Monday, May 17, and runs until May 23, 2021.
And Det Chief Supt Cox is calling for people to support him by running, cycling or walking alongside him – joining in for all or for just part of the nine-day event.
Running for RoadPeace: Deputy Chief Superintendent Andy Cox.
Improving road safety is important to many people in the county, including Chris Lewis, Policy Development Officer – Victims and Road Safety at the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Warwickshire, Kate Castle from Warwickshire Road Safety Education Team and Fay Wileman Warwickshire Road Safety Administrator, who are amongst those to pledge their support.
They will be accompanying Det Chief Supt Cox on the Warwickshire leg that starts from Kilsby, Northamptonshire and ends that evening in Wibtoft, Warwickshire.
Poignantly, Det Chief Supt Cox will start running at the location of the first ever UK fatal road collision, near Crystal Palace, in London, and end at the National Memorial Arboretum, in Staffordshire, which provides a symbolic and comforting place for bereaved families.
Det Chief Supt Cox, who is the national lead for fatal collision investigation led a social media campaign to reduce speeding in 2020.
During the first UK lockdown, he became an unofficial national spokesperson for road safety and most recently he appeared live on the BBC Crimewatch where he spoke about his upcoming challenge.
He has already raised more than £17,000 of his £25,000 target, but is urging others to take part in the event to help him to increase this amount.
He said: “I’d be delighted for people to join me in this important event – by running, cycling or walking part of the route alongside me.
“Running such a long distance will be challenging and the support of those around me will make all the difference – so please do get in touch if you’d like to join me.
“RoadPeace do an amazing job to support seriously injured people and bereaved families, helping them come to terms with their loss and supporting them through such a terrible experience.”
To donate click https://www.justgiving.com/team/WCCroadsafety to visit Warwickshire’s fund-raising page. This is linked to Andy’s fund-raising page and all money donated will go to RoadPeace.
