Daughter pays tribute to 79-year-old who died after Colyford crash
Mary Teresa Jones died in hospital after sustaining serious injuries in a collision in December 2025
The daughter of a pedestrian who died after a crash in Colyford last December has said she was a "generous and spirited person" who devoted much of her time to helping others
Officers were called to Swan Hill Road at 8am on 15th December 2025, after a collision between a red Nissan Micra and a pedestrian.
Mary Teresa Jones, 79, sustained serious injuries and was airlifted to Southmead Hospital in Bristol.
She died in hospital two days later on December 17.
Mary's daughter Paula has said in a tribute: "“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.
Paula added that her mum was an advocate for "organ donation" and they family were all "incredibly proud that she gave other people the opportunity for a better life by donating her liver kidneys and corneas. "
The tribute continued; “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 collision and released under investigation.
Officers are continuing to appeal for witnesses and anyone with dashcam footage or information related to the incident is urged to contact the police.