THE father of Liberty Baker has called for people charged with causing death by dangerous driving to have their licences suspended.

Paul Baker wants to see a change in the legal system that would mean people charged with the offence would be unable to drive until cleared or convicted.

Witney schoolgirl Liberty was 14 when she was killed on her way to school on June 30 last year when a car mounted the kerb in Curbridge Road in the town.

Robert Blackwell, 19, of Hayway Lane, in Weald, near Bampton, was charged with causing death by dangerous driving and will appear at Oxford Crown Court on March 6 for a plea and case management hearing.

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Mr Baker said: “It is crazy that a driver who has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving is still allowed to keep his or her licence, even if they need it for their job.

“It can be very distressing for family members of someone who died who may see a driver who has been accused of involvement in the death of their loved one still out driving on the roads.

“Liberty was such a kind and caring girl and her glowing smile lit up our lives.”

Mr Baker and his wife Maureen have set up libertybaker.co.uk to increase the profile of their campaign and raise money to help host Lib Fest in Witney on June 27. They met with Witney MP David Cameron, who wrote a letter to Justice Secretary Chris Grayling.

Prime Minister Mr Cameron said: “Following a recent meeting with Mr and Mrs Baker I have written to the Justice Secretary to ensure that their concerns about driving suspensions can be fully considered as part of the wider review into driving offences and penalties.”

Nicci Saunders, from Eynsham, lost her partner Joe Wilkins after he was knocked off his bicycle in Appleton, near Abingdon, in May 2012. She supports Mr Baker’s campaign.

Ms Saunders said: “I think he’s absolutely right.From the moment the accident has happened, whether they are guilty or not guilty of dangerous driving, they have killed somebody.

“They might say they need their car for work but they can catch a bus or get a bicycle.”

Mr Baker made the call after seeing a petition started by North East Cambridgeshire MP Steve Barclay to raise the profile of people killed on the roads. The petition has almost 8,000 signatures so far.

Mr Barclay said: “I don’t think you can look at it from a mandatory perspective but I think Mr Baker highlights an important issue which the ongoing review by Chris Grayling needs to examine.”

Motorcyclist Gareth Jenkins, 27, of Bicester, who was badly injured in a 2010 crashsuffered multiple injuries after he was involved in a head on smash with a car while riding his motorcycle in 2010.

The car driver involved was jailed for 10 months for dangerous driving but was released after just three months.

He, said: “If you take the keys off someone, they lose their job and are then found innocent, how do you reimburse them?”