Eighteen-year-old Sophie Ford was the sole passenger in a vehicle involved in a collision on the A21 at Kent Street last Friday night (27 October).
The driver of the vehicle, a 27-year-old man, was taken to hospital with serious, but not life-threatening, injuries, where he remains.
“She was a volunteer at a local animal sanctuary and stables and had just embarked upon a Degree course in Veterinary Physiotherapy at Writtle University College, Chelmsford.
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“Sophie had been an active member of the South Saxons hockey club in Hastings for the last five years and played for the ladies’ first team. She had such a promising future ahead of her and we are devastated that her life has been brought to a premature end in this way.
“Sophie touched the hearts of so many people both in the region and overseas and she will be very sadly missed by us all.”
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Sophie Ford
An investigation is ongoing into the collision, which is understood to have involved a single vehicle – a white Seat Leon Cupra – leaving the carriageway and colliding with a tree.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or the events leading up to it, or has any relevant dashcam footage, is asked to contact police at [email protected], quoting Operation Contour.
