Anna-Marie Stevens Dies in Essex Collision

Anna-Marie Stevens, 52, tragically died after a car mounted a pavement and hit her and her 23-year-old daughter in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, at the junction of Hamlet Court Road and St John's Road. Reports indicate the vehicle was speeding, and emergency services transported both victims to the hospital, where Stevens was pronounced dead, while her daughter's injuries were non-life-threatening. The driver, a 31-year-old woman, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and driving while unfit through drink or drugs. Local councillors and the community have expressed their condolences and emphasized the accident's preventability due to speeding. Essex Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage to aid their investigation.