Harriet's Story

A West Midlands woman who was hit by a car doing 101mph tells her story in this hard-hitting video.
Harriet Barnsley, 25, from Bearwood, was just 21 when she and her life-long friend Rebecca McManus were hit by the speeding vehicle in Birmingham in 2014.
The pair were on their way to a hen night when a 33-year-old drink-driver ploughed into them in his sportscar. He’d been racing another driver and travelling at 101mph in a 40mph zone.
Tragically, Rebecca died at the scene. The driver was later jailed for eight years.
‘Harriet’s Story’ also features her parents, Rebecca’s dad, members of the emergency services who responded to the crash scene and Harriet’s physiotherapist.