Family pay tribute to 'beloved' Felixstowe woman killed in a crash
"The world is cruel & whilst we are left with the pain, we know Clair was loved by so many people"
Tributes are being paid to a Suffolk woman who died following a two-vehicle collision in Wherstead earlier this week.
34 year old Clair James died following a crash on Tuesday 5th September.
Police were called at 7.25am to reports of a collision on The Strand, involving a red Ford Fiesta and a white Isuzu D-Max pick-up.
Ambulance crews were also in attendance, but despite the best efforts of medical personnel Clair, who was driving the Ford Fiesta, died at the scene.
Clair’s family have released a tribute to her:
“On Tuesday 5 September 2023 our lives as we know it, and our future we thought we knew, changed in a split second.
“Our beloved daughter to Ward and Heather, sister to Vicky & Robert, cousin and auntie, girlfriend & friend, Clair Michele James, passed away at the age of 34.
“Clair came into this world on February 25 1989. She faced many challenges in her life, but she never let them get her down and she conquered everything the world chucked at her.
"She was finally the happiest she had ever been in her life, she had just got a promotion to Assistant Manager at work where she was a Child Care practitioner and had finally met the love of her life, Charlie.
“The world is cruel & whilst we are left with the pain, we know Clair was loved by so many people from her family to her many friends including those made via her love of Majorettes & work in Child Care. She loved children and they loved her back equally.
“Her beautiful smile & infectious personality could bring light into the darkest days and that is what will get us through. We will try and honour Clair by living life to the fullest like she did. We will embrace every day and hope to make her as proud of us as we are of her. Always.”
Officers are continuing to appeal for any witnesses to the collision, and are also urging any motorists with dashcams who were driving in the area at the time to come forward.