Family tribute to Spennymoor dad killed in NYE taxi crash
A pedestrian who died when he was struck by a taxi late on New Year’s Eve has now been named as dad of three Leslie Hebdon.
The 38 year old from King Street in Spennymoor was on Front Street in Tudhoe when the white Nissan Qashqai collided with him just before midnight/at around 11.30pm on 31st December.
The taxi had dropped off a fare at the Gala Theatre in Durham and was travelling up the bank towards Spennymoor on its way back to the taxi office in Bishop Auckland.
The collision took place near the junction with St David’s Close and Mr Hebdon suffered multiple injuries. He was confirmed dead at the scene.
The driver of the Qashqai, a 59-year-old man from Bishop Auckland was uninjured.
Mr Hebdon, who was known to friends and family as Les, was father to two sons and a daughter - Jordan, aged 20, Sasha, who is 16 and 13-year-old Alex.
He had started work in the last few months for a company called Knowhow, which is part of Currys, based at their depot in Spennymoor.
A tribute from his sister, Jane Sapsed on behalf of the family described Les as;
“A beloved son, dad and brother who was tragically taken from us on New Year’s Eve. He is gone, but will never be forgotten.”
Anybody with any information is requested to contact the collision investigation unit on 0191 3752159 or Durham Police on the non-emergency number 101.