- Dan Sharp runs the TCS London Marathon for Brain Research UK, inspired by his wife Becky Sharp’s accident recovery.
- Becky Sharp was struck by a drunk driver near their home, leading to her accident recovery journey.
- Dan’s motivation for running the marathon is to support Brain Research UK and to honor Becky’s progress.
Becky Sharp’s accident recovery news will excite many including her family. Becky Sharp who sustained injuries from an accident and in left in a wheelchair requiring long-term medical care is now able to walk her children to school again. This remarkable recovery comes after she made “incredible progress” in the last year, moving back home in December with support carers to assist her with day-to-day living. Becky’s husband, Dan Sharp, is preparing to run the London Marathon in her honor, raising funds for Brain Research UK, a charity dedicated to improving the care and outcomes for people with brain injuries.
How The Accident Happened
Becky Sharp, a mother of three, was left fighting for her life after being hit by a hit-and-run driver while pushing her ten-month-old baby’s pram in Bournemouth on April 11, 2023. The incident occurred shortly after 9 am, when Scaffolder Dale Clark, who had consumed vodka and £210 worth of cocaine over the two days before the collision, crashed his Toyota RAV 4 into her.
She was left with severe injuries, including a head, pelvis, leg, and spleen, and brain injury, and was in a coma for two months. Becky managed to push her daughter’s pram out of the path of the vehicle, sparing her daughter any harm but suffering life-changing injuries herself. These injuries left her in a wheelchair requiring long-term medical care, and she spent eight weeks in a coma and managed to come out of coma in July. The crash turned Becky’s life upside down, and she was described as “heroic” by a Crown Court judge for her actions that saved her baby from the accident.
Clark, who was speeding and had consumed alcohol and cocaine, initially denied being over the drink drive limit and fled the scene. However, he was later arrested, and despite initially denying the charges, he pleaded guilty to causing serious injury by dangerous driving, failing to stop at an accident, and drink driving. He was sentenced to three years and eight months in prison and banned from driving for six years, with an extension period of one year and 10 months.
Becky’s husband, Dan, expressed that their whole world was shattered when he found out his wife was fighting for her life. He had to explain to their children that he didn’t know when their mother would be coming home. Miraculously, Becky’s youngest daughter, who was in the pram at the time, wasn’t hurt in the incident. Becky has been making a good recovery and is reportedly to be returning home after another spell in a rehabilitation unit in Boscombe.
Becky hopes to return to work as a charity fundraiser and is looking forward to returning home in the New Year. She has been buoyed by visits from her daughters and has expressed her desire to help Dan out and be a family again. Becky does not dwell on the accident but wants others to take note that the driver was drunk when he ploughed into her. She has been making efforts to raise awareness about the dangers of drink and driving, especially during the festive season.
Becky is hopeful that she will be able to watch her husband, Dan, running in the London Marathon next year with his close friend Ross MacLeod, where they will be raising funds for the Brain Research Trust. This event is a tribute to Becky’s resilience and a way for Dan to take back some control and be productive in raising money for a great charity.
Scaffolder Dale Clark Charges And Jail Update
Scaffolder Dale Clark, 38, appeared in court at Poole Magistrates’ Court and entered no plea. His bail application was refused, and he was remanded into custody until his next appearance at Bournemouth Crown Court on May 11.
Following his court appearance, Clark was sentenced to three years and eight months in jail for the charges he faced and banned from driving for six years, with an extension period of one year and 10 months. This sentence was handed down after Clark admitted to causing serious injury by dangerous driving, failing to stop at an accident, and drink driving. The incident left Becky Sharp with severe head injuries and multiple fractures, and she went into an eight-week coma after the accident. Becky’s daughter was miraculously unharmed after her pushchair was shoved out of the way by her mother, who managed to save her from the impact.
Clark, originally from Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, but currently living with his grandparents in New Milton, Hampshire, was described as keeping his head bowed for most of the hearing. His grandparents declined to comment when approached by the media.
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