Family fears Cambridgeshire road safety pleas being ignored after runner's death
Stephen Chamberlain was struck by a car while crossing the A1123 between Stretham and Wicken
The widow of a man killed while out running across a Cambridgeshire road believes calls to make the route safer are being ignored.
Stephen Chamberlain was crossing a humpback bridge on the A1123 between Stretham and Wicken in August last year when he was struck by a car.
An inquest into his death - held three months ago - concluded the 52-year-old died as a result of a road traffic collision.
Since then, Mr Chamberlain's family have called for better safety measures on the A1123 to be put in place, including the removal of a crash barrier between the bridge and a footpath where he was crossing from.
"I think for us, it's almost like a punch in the stomach, the feeling that we've gone through this loss and we've not been listened to," Karen Chamberlain, Stephen's widow, said.
"The part he was coming out on, there was a crash barrier which meant he had to step over it; in my mind, what footpath has a crash barrier that comes out (onto a main road)?"
No fatalities would be a 'miracle'
Mr Chamberlain was an associate of tech billionaire Mike Lynch, who died after the Bayesian superyacht sank off the coast of Sicily on August 19 last year.
Both men were cleared of a fraud charge in June last year following a trial at a federal court in San Francisco, California.
On the day of the collision, Mr Chamberlain had planned to run 17 miles, starting in Ely and ending in Longstanton.
At Mr Chamberlain's inquest in June, area coroner Caroline Jones said she shared the concerns of the family that the humpback bridge is an "irredeemable barrier" to visibility for pedestrians and other road users.
Ms Jones said she'd write to Cambridgeshire County Council to request further information on safety measures before whether or not a prevention of future deaths report was needed.
Mrs Chamberlain has claimed the county council - who look after local roads - has not responded to the family's concerns.
"I was hoping for the speed limit to be reduced, (but) that hasn't happened," she said.
"There's a sign that has a picture of a lady and a child holding their hand, and 'slow' written on the road; that's not going to make any impact.
"If it (fatality on the A1123) doesn't happen again, it will be a miracle.
"If they're not going to change the speed limit, do something for people to recognise there is a footpath at the bottom of that bridge."
What has the council said?
A spokesperson for Cambridgeshire County Council said measures have been installed since Mr Chamberlain's death.
“Our thoughts remain with the family and friends of Stephen Chamberlain," the spokesperson said.
“Road safety is a key priority for the council. Earlier this month on the A1123 between Stretham and Wicken we added pedestrian crossing warning signs and painted ‘SLOW’ onto the road, in both directions.
“We will continue to monitor the A1123, in discussion with our local partners, as we do all our roads.”