Heartbroken family pay tribute to the ‘intelligent and strong’ army veteran killed in motorway suicide tragedy - 'we would have been there in a heartbeat for her'
Bury, near to her home in Ribble Drive. She arrived at the emergency department at around 11.55pm on May 1, but left an hour and 40 minutes later, after which she made her way to the M66.The 45-year-old was ‘lying in the road’ on the motorway just after 2am on May 2, 2019, when she sustained fatal injuries from an oncoming car, heard Rochdale Coroners Court today as the inquest into her death drew to a close.Samantha’s father, Raymond Stretch, paid a touching tribute to her saying: “Samantha was a great girl, she was a very intelligent girl, a very strong girl, and she is sadly missed.”He added: “Samantha was a caring person.