 Kamel Kadri will be sentenced in February for the crimes he admitted |
The family of a nine-year-old boy who died after being hit by a motorist who had no licence or insurance have called for a change in the law. Callum John Oakford, known to his friends as CJ, died on Thursday when he was struck by a Renault 5 as he crossed the A259 at Ferring, West Sussex.
His mother Lynn Oakford, who was with her daughters Kathryn, 22, and Sarah, 19, described CJ as the "most fun loving boy" she knew.
And she urged the government to consider forcing motorists to display insurance discs on their windscreen to show they are covered.
Mrs Oakford said: "I cannot begin to try and say how I am feeling at the moment.
"We are still very stunned and shocked at what has happened to our baby CJ. "The world will be quiet without him - a brother, a son and a so proud to be recently made uncle will never be forgotten.
"We are all going to miss CJ so much. He is my baby man, the one who would come and give me a cuddle every night on the sofa."
Mrs Oakford called for a change in the law to make insurance discs, which would be similar to tax discs, mandatory to spot people driving illegally.
CJ was with his brother Sam, 12, and another friend when he was hit by the car driven by Algerian Kamel Kadri.
 CJ Oakford died in hospital from his injuries after the road accident |
The nine-year-old was thrown into the air by the impact and was taken to Worthing Hospital where he later died of his injuries.
Kadri, of Goring, West Sussex, did not stop at the scene of the crash but he abandoned the car in Worthing and police later found it to be registered under the fictitious name of Mr Dodo.
On Monday the 38-year-old admitted possessing a fake passport, failing to stop after an accident, failing to report an accident and having no insurance or driving licence.
CJ's family said they were angry that Kadri, who came into the UK on a false passport, was able to drive a car.
Remanded in custody
But they said they were relieved he had been caught.
Kadri was remanded in custody by Worthing magistrates until 6 February when he will be sentenced.
On the subject of insurance discs, Superintendent Nick Wilkinson, said: "Sussex Police may be in favour.
"It would certainly make insurance more visible, and would help in the simplicity of stopping motorists.
"I would not say that controls are currently slack.
"There are 1,100 no insurance prosecutions taken in Sussex every year and those are from vehicles stopped on the road."
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