Man jailed following the death of a 12-year-old girl after a collision in Huyton

A 35-year-old-man has today been sentenced in connection with the death of a 12-year-old-girl in a Road Traffic Collision last year.
 
At around 15:30 hours on Tuesday 7th June 2022, emergency services were called to Princess Drive in Huyton to reports that a girl had been involved in a collision with a white Mercedes van as she got off a bus.
 
The girl, 12 year old Lexi McDavid from Huyton, was taken to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital where she sadly died a short time later.
 
The driver of the van remained at the scene and following an investigation, David Pursglove of Moorhey Road, Maghull, aged 35, was charged with causing death by careless driving.
 
Pursglove pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing at Liverpool & Knowsley Magistrates Court on 3rd November 2023.  Today he appeared at Liverpool Crown Court and was sentenced to 8 months in prison for the offence.  He was also disqualified from driving for two years and four months.
 
Detective Sergeant Kurt Timpson from Merseyside Police Serious Collision Investigation Unit said: “Our thoughts remain very much with Lexi’s parents and the rest of her family at this sad time.  They have been supported by specially trained Family Liaison Officers throughout the case.  I thank those Officers for their professionalism and dedication.
 
“We note the sentence given to David Pursglove today in Court.  This has been a very traumatic time for Lexi’s family and I know that the incident has affected so many people in the community.  I would like to thank members of the public who rushed to help Lexi that day and who did everything they could to help.
 
“I would ask that as drivers, we all reflect on how we use our vehicles on the road.  Excess speed kills and causes unimaginable harm to people who become involved in road crashes.  Not one of us would want to be involved in such incidents and we must change driving behaviour to reduce that harm.
 
“Merseyside Police are committed to the prevention of road death, to work towards Vision Zero - our strategy focused on driving down the amount of road traffic collisions in our regions and to lower the number of people killed and seriously injured on our streets.  However, this is something that we must all do in partnership. Communities can also take a stand and help us to make the roads safer. We know how much you want to help us, so that we can ensure roads and shared spaces are used responsibly and that people abide by the laws we enforce.”