Stop Drink Driver/Hit & Run Stephen Passey's Early Prison Release
On 1st November last year Stephen Passey of Wideopen Newcastle was drink driving and he hit a pedestrian, 19yr old Jamie Slesser, a student in Newcastle. Passey drove with Jamie on his bonnet for 50 meters, he then thought he had shook Jamie off but Jamie was trapped under the car, Passey continued driving for 200 meters dragging Jamie under the car. When Passey realised Jamie was still attached to the car he pulled over, and had to reverse off Jamie's body to get away at high speed, leaving Jamie for dead.
Jamie was rushed to Newcastle's RVI hospital where he had immediate brain surgery. He spent the following 2 weeks in intensive care where his parents were told to prepare for the worst. Jamie survived but spent the next 6 months in hospital having further brain surgery and multiple skin grafts all over his body. Jamie had no swallow or speech until March of this year. He has also been left with permanent brain damage and is still and will be for the foreseeable future having rehabilitation therapies. He also still has other surgeries to undergo in the future. Jamie was a budding university student studying journalism and had his whole future taken away from him.
At sentencing at Newcastle Crown Court in August Stephen Passey was convicted of dangerous driving and was sentenced to 10 months in Stockton Prison. Yesterday Jamie's family were informed that Passey has been approved for early release on 29 October, he will have served just over 2 months.
This is not acceptable, what kind of deterent is this? He drink drove, dragged Jamie causing horrific injuries and then chose to leave him to die in the road....2 months is an insult to justice and an insult to Jamie.
It breaks our hearts to see what Jamie has gone through over the last 12 months, we are so proud of how he has handled everything with dignity and courage. Please help us bring as much public attention to this insult to Justice as possible, if enough public attention is given then we may be able to stop the early release. Please ring/email your local MP and get them to contact Stockton Prison or the Home Office.
We have had a very hard/difficult year and don't see it changing for a long time yet....we are Jamie's parents, please help us and help Jamie, please stand up for Jamie and Justice by sharing and doing what you can to stop this release. Thank you xxx
Updates
October 15, 2013
I just saw we hit one hundred signatures and honestly my hands were shaking while typing this because I really did not think anyone outside of our close circles would care or even see this so quickly. It feels like such a heavy weight even though it is just a number on a screen and I keep thinking about how Jamie is still fighting his own battles every single day while this guy gets to just walk away.
Reached 1,000 supporters
October 13, 2013
October 12, 2013
I have been spending so much time talking to the family and honestly the news about the early release just feels like another hit to the gut after everything Jamie has already endured. It is exhausting to keep pushing when the system feels so broken but reading through your messages helps me stay focused even when I would rather just close my laptop and walk away.
Reached 100 supporters
October 12, 2013
6 Comments
WHAT AN ABSOLUTE DISGRACE. 10 months for nearly killing someone is not enough. he should be behind bars for years.
he gets to leave prison soon while that poor lad has to deal with permanent brain damage for the rest of his life. where is the fairness?
this makes me sick. dragging him 200 meters and just leaving him there? monster.
Justice system has failed this family completely. Absolutely shameful.
10 months is a complete joke for what he did to that boy. he should be serving the full time and then some. my heart goes out to jamie and his family.
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Stop Drink Driver/Hit & Run Stephen Passey's Early Prison Release
On 1st November last year Stephen Passey of Wideopen Newcastle was drink driving and he hit a pedestrian, 19yr old Jamie Slesser, a student in Newcastle. Passey drove with Jamie on his bonnet for 50 meters, he then thought he had shook Jamie off but Jamie was trapped under the car, Passey continued driving for 200 meters dragging Jamie under the car. When Passey realised Jamie was still attached to the car he pulled over, and had to reverse off Jamie's body to get away at high speed, leaving Jamie for dead.
Jamie was rushed to Newcastle's RVI hospital where he had immediate brain surgery. He spent the following 2 weeks in intensive care where his parents were told to prepare for the worst. Jamie survived but spent the next 6 months in hospital having further brain surgery and multiple skin grafts all over his body. Jamie had no swallow or speech until March of this year. He has also been left with permanent brain damage and is still and will be for the foreseeable future having rehabilitation therapies. He also still has other surgeries to undergo in the future. Jamie was a budding university student studying journalism and had his whole future taken away from him.
At sentencing at Newcastle Crown Court in August Stephen Passey was convicted of dangerous driving and was sentenced to 10 months in Stockton Prison. Yesterday Jamie's family were informed that Passey has been approved for early release on 29 October, he will have served just over 2 months.
This is not acceptable, what kind of deterent is this? He drink drove, dragged Jamie causing horrific injuries and then chose to leave him to die in the road....2 months is an insult to justice and an insult to Jamie.
It breaks our hearts to see what Jamie has gone through over the last 12 months, we are so proud of how he has handled everything with dignity and courage. Please help us bring as much public attention to this insult to Justice as possible, if enough public attention is given then we may be able to stop the early release. Please ring/email your local MP and get them to contact Stockton Prison or the Home Office.
We have had a very hard/difficult year and don't see it changing for a long time yet....we are Jamie's parents, please help us and help Jamie, please stand up for Jamie and Justice by sharing and doing what you can to stop this release. Thank you xxx
Updates
October 15, 2013
I just saw we hit one hundred signatures and honestly my hands were shaking while typing this because I really did not think anyone outside of our close circles would care or even see this so quickly. It feels like such a heavy weight even though it is just a number on a screen and I keep thinking about how Jamie is still fighting his own battles every single day while this guy gets to just walk away.
Reached 1,000 supporters
October 13, 2013
October 12, 2013
I have been spending so much time talking to the family and honestly the news about the early release just feels like another hit to the gut after everything Jamie has already endured. It is exhausting to keep pushing when the system feels so broken but reading through your messages helps me stay focused even when I would rather just close my laptop and walk away.
Reached 100 supporters
October 12, 2013
6 Comments
The sentence was way too light to start with. Keep him inside.
WHAT AN ABSOLUTE DISGRACE. 10 months for nearly killing someone is not enough. he should be behind bars for years.
he gets to leave prison soon while that poor lad has to deal with permanent brain damage for the rest of his life. where is the fairness?
this makes me sick. dragging him 200 meters and just leaving him there? monster.
Justice system has failed this family completely. Absolutely shameful.
10 months is a complete joke for what he did to that boy. he should be serving the full time and then some. my heart goes out to jamie and his family.
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The sentence was way too light to start with. Keep him inside.