'Wonderful' mum who was out for a jog killed by sleeping driver

A 'wonderful' mum-of-two who left home to go for a jog was knocked down and killed by a driver who'd fallen asleep at the wheel.

Glen Widdowson, 48, was returning home from a night shift when he veered onto the wrong side of the road, struck a kerb and hit Aimi McCaffery from behind. The 46-year-old died at the scene of the collision in Cropwell Butler, Nottinghamshire, on the morning of Sunday, May 15 2022.

Widdowson had been working as a night manager at a Leicestershire hotel throughout the previous evening. He has now been jailed after previously pleading guilty to causing death by dangerous driving.

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McCaffery, described by her family as “a wonderful mother, daughter and loving friend”, was jogging on the correct side of the road and facing the oncoming traffic when she was hit. Moments before the collision, Widdowson was caught on CCTV veering towards the wrong side of the carriageway as he drove along Radcliffe Road and towards McCaffery.

He then failed to negotiate a slight left-hand bend in the road, mounted a kerb with two wheels and struck her at a speed of around 50mph. Forensic collision investigators later concluded that he had made no effort to brake prior to the collision.

With no defects noted to the vehicle and no alternative explanation from Widdowson, it was concluded he must have fallen asleep at the wheel. Several passing motorists stopped and attempted to resuscitate McCaffery, but nothing could be done to save her life.

Widdowson, who was taking his usual route home through country lanes, was not speeding and remained at the scene of the collision. Investigators also discovered that he had been