Tribute paid to man killed in collision at New Alresford
His family say: “Life will never be the same”
The family of a man killed in a collision on the A31 at New Alresford have paid tribute to him.
Police were called at 12.44pm on Saturday 27th December to the collision, which involved a Chevrolet Captiva, a Ford Mondeo and a Honda Civic.
Despite the efforts of emergency services and members of the public who provided initial first aid, 34-year-old Patrick Dane from Chichester was pronounced dead at the scene. Patrick had been a passenger in the Honda at the time of the collision.
A further five patients were transported to Southampton General Hospital by a combination of land and air ambulances.
Patrick’s family have released the following tribute statement:
"When we lose someone who is near and precious to us, especially without warning, it leaves different sized and shaped voids in our lives and on our souls. This is what our very precious Patrick Dane leaves with all of us who shared in his life, and lived as his family and friends. These voids are personal yet also shared collectively with the members of the expansive circle of love that surrounded Patrick.
“The Dane family's loss is extraordinarily acute, and life will never be the same. It is as if the colour blue has been taken out of the world suddenly. The world will continue to exist, but it will always seem that something crucial is lost and missing. He was our son, our brother, our heart, our history. The pride we had for him and the love we still have for him will be his beautiful legacy to us.
“His friends will miss his extraordinary camaraderie, unflinching support, biting wit, sharp extraordinary intelligence and unwavering loyalty to them.
“Having forged his own path into his career, the world of Gaming and Journalism has lost a stellar presence and the wider world will notice and mourn the echo of his absence.
“What Patrick has left behind with us will never leave us. We have been changed and immensely blessed by having him in our presence for the time he was with us. We will all be altered by his absence. Patrick may not be available to us now, but the essence that was ‘Patrick’ always will be. The loss of Patrick has deeply marked our worlds and into worlds not seen by us left behind. As one of his great friends has said, ‘He is the Guardian of the Light.’ May it shine with us, and his light guard us. Rest well.”
Officers are continuing to investigate the collision, and are asking anyone with information, including dashcam footage, to contact them.
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