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Tribute to beloved son who died in car crash


THE family of Luke Mumford, who died in a car accident, have paid tribute to a “kind and sincere” man who “enriched everyone’s lives”. Luke , from Maidstone,was killed


in a crash inAylesford onNovember 23, after his car left the road at Pil- grimsWay. His blue Vauxhall Corsa landed


on its roof in a field, where he was pronounced dead. In a statement issued via Kent Po-


lice, his family said: “LukeMumford is so loved, and touched the hearts of many. “Ahappy, kind and positive won-


derful lad who was always helping and supporting everyone; from helping out at Mid Kent College, whilst attending Canterbury Uni- versity and working at Sainsbury’s in Maidstone, where he went over and above to help customers. “His happy and cheeky nature


will be missed by so many. Luke has been described by friends and fam- ily as the most incredible, kindest, sincere person who enriched every- one’s lives.We are devastated by this tragic event. “In Luke's words – ‘bring positive changes to the communities you are


Jason wrote on Facebook: “RIP to my 20-year-old son who died on Wednesday in a car crash. So sweet and talented. LoveAlways Dad xx" Police have appealed for informa-


tion following the accident and are urging anyone who saw the car in the Eccles area in the minutes before the crash to come forward. Pippa Dorrington posted on social


involved in. Be proactive if you have the power to improve something or makesomeone happier, do it. Set out to do something for someone each day. Even if it’s as small as buying someone some food or a drink - it all counts’." Luke made headlines after giving


a homeless man a cup of coffee, a kind and generous act which was noticed by Carey Miles, the owner of Canterbury Historic River Tours,


ARTIFICIAL grass was stolen from the back garden of a house in Sutton Road. AblackAudiwas keyed outside a property


in Farleigh Lane. A black Stomp 125 motorcycle was taken


from Courtenay Road. A black Samsung Galaxy S5 mobile was


stolen from a shop in FremlinWalk. Someone broke into a house in Wyatt


Street. Two tyres were slashed on a Renault Sce-


nic parked in a driveway in Bower Street. A Muddy Fox mountain bike was stolen


from where itwas secured to a bike rack at a supermarket in Romney Place. Cash was stolen during a break-in at a flat


in Hardy Street. A car parked in a private parking space in Buckland Hill was broken into and a radio stolen. Windows were broken at a house in Som-


erset Road by youths throwing stones. A vehicle was taken without consent from NorthumberlandAvenue. The front number plate was stolen from a Suzuki Grand Vitara in a restaurant car park in Trenton Close, Allington. A vehicle parked in Tonbridge Road had


its bodywork damaged. There was an attempted break-in in St


Peter’s Street. A cycle was taken without consent in Les-


ley Place. Someone attempted to gain entry to a


house in Kingsley Road. Damage was caused but no entrywas gained. A vehicle was stolen from a garage in Pitt


18 Maidstone Christmas 2016


media: "So utterly sad, there are no words which can be spoken to heal your pain. From the brief chats we had, you always put those boys first." Max Heywood said on Facebook:


“Luke represented you and your family in the most positive and giv- ing manner, hewas a lovely student, and a good friend.”  Police are appealing for informa- tion following the accident. Anyone with information can call the appeal line on 01622 798538 or email sciu.td@kent.pnn.police.uk, quoting reference AH/226/16.


who offered him a job. Days after the tragedy, his father


downsmail.co.uk More injured


on Kent roads THE NUMBER of injury collisions on Kent’s roads has shown a wor- rying increase this year, according to a police chief. But the overall increase is down


50% since the mid-1990s. Assistant Chief Constable Tony


Blaker said: “We think the number of killed and serious injury acci- dents will rise in 2016, andwe have a target to reduce them by 2020. “We’ve had a 50% reduction


since 1994. The long-term trend is good but the short-term trend shows a concerning increase in in- jury collisions.” Outlining the force’s strategy, he added: “The good news is, by 2015, the number of overall injury acci- dents in Kent reduced by 492, so the longer-term trend around colli- sions and injuries is downwards. But there have still been 55 people killed on the roads of Kent in 2015 and that’s 55 families who have suffered bereavement – and so far this year 36 people have been killed on Kent’s roads.” ACC Blaker was speaking at the quarterly Governance Board meet- ing held by Mathew Scott, the Kent Police and Crime Commissioner, who asked the force what work it is doing to tackle traffic offences. Mr Scott challenged the force on


two specific traffic issues – mobile phone use and speeding in rural areas.


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Road. AFord S-Max parked in the road in Bower


Place had its windscreen smashed. In Chatham Road, a Ford Mondeo parked


in the roadwas keyed. Partswere removed from a vehicle parked


in the road in Randall Road. A secure shed in Sandling Lane was bro-


ken into and items removed. An objectwas set alight outside a property


in Chatham Road. Money, computing equipment and a phone


were stolen from a redBMW118D, registra- tion WG10 ***, in ReculverWalk. A house was broken into in Nottingham


Avenue. A windowwas smashed on a London taxi parked in Lancashire Road. A young man and his companionwere seen beside the cab and ran off when challenged. Nothing ap- peared to have been taken. Items were taken from a vehicle parked in


Linton Road, Loose. Some ladders were removed from a Ford Mondeo parked in Worcester Road. The lad- ders were fixed to the roof with ladder clamps and a padlock and had grey duct tape wrapped around the struts. A Toyota Hiace van parked in Halstead


Walk, Allington, was broken into and tools were taken.


The residential part of a pub in Tonbridge


Roadwas broken into and cashwas stolen. Apay and display car park machine in the country park inTeston Lanewas broken into but nothingwas taken as the machine is emp- tied each night. A man’s road cycle with spine cycle seat


was taken from the shed at a house in Queens Road. Someone took a gas oven, gas fire and


fridge from a house in Shaftesbury Road.A door fitting including the lockwas damaged. Two tyres were clashed on a Renault Sce-


nic parked in a driveway in Bower Street. Awomen’s silver and yellow Carrera bicy-


cle was stolen from where it had been se- cured to a bike rack in Station Road. A wing mirror of a bus was smashed by a


stone while the vehicle was waiting at a bus stop in Northumberland Road.


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