The daughter of a pedestrian who died following a collision in Colyford, Devon, in December 2025 has paid tribute to a “generous and spiritual person” who devoted much of her time to helping others.
Officers were called at 8am on Monday 15 December to a collision in Swan Hill Road involving a red Nissan Micra and a pedestrian.
The pedestrian sustained serious injuries and was airlifted to hospital.
Sadly, she died at Southmead Hospital in Bristol on Wednesday 17 December.
The pedestrian has been named as Mary Teresa Jones.
Mary’s daughter Paula has paid a powerful tribute to her.
She said: “My mum Mary was 79 years young and led an active and energetic life.
“She enjoyed walking the dogs, tending her garden, socialising with family and friends and was a regular attendee at St Michaels Church in Colyford – a village she had lived in for almost 40 years.
“She was a very kind, generous and spiritual person and throughout her life she devoted much of her time to helping others.
“She always volunteered to lend a hand at church functions, she looked out for her elderly friends in the village, baked apple pies for the Colyford Goose Fayre every year and went to the Colyford Memory Café on a Wednesday to give something back to a group of very special people who supported her during my father’s cognitive decline.
“Mum was a supporter of many different charities and marked her 75th birthday with a Skydive in aid of Parkinson’s UK as my dad sadly suffered from this debilitating disease.
“She was given the opportunity by BBC Devon to talk about the experience, something she enjoyed immensely.
“Mary was an advocate for organ donation, and we were all incredibly proud that she gave other people the opportunity for a better life by donating her liver kidneys and corneas.
“We all miss mum so very much. Her death has left a huge gap in our lives and we hope that her traumatic, tragic and untimely death will result in much needed improvements in road safety for the villagers of Colyford, as I would hate for anyone else’s family to go through what we are currently experiencing as a family.”
A local man has been interviewed in relation to the incident and released under investigation.
Officers are continuing to appeal for any witnesses or anyone with relevant dashcam footage who has not yet spoken to police to get in touch.
Please contact police via our website or by calling 101, quoting log 123 of 15 December.
