Damian and Lynette Corfield's teenage son Ben was one of two young friends knocked down and killed while attending a 'street racing' meet in the West Midlands in November 2022. Ben was 19 and his friend Liberty Charris, who also died, was 16.

Now Damian Corfield is supporting the Express & Star newspaper's campaign for 'Ben's Law'. Dhiya Al-Maamoury has since been jailed for causing the deaths of the two teenagers by dangerous driving, but we want the law to go further so that anybody participating, attending or organising the events can be prosecuted, whether they commit driving offences or not.

The Express & Star is campaigning for the Government to make it a criminal offence to organise, promote or attend unofficial road racing events. At the moment police rely on existing traffic laws, which only apply to drivers, and require proof that they are actually in the act of racing.

Councillor Corfield, a cabinet member for neighbourhoods on Dudley Council, wants the laws to be tightened so that anybody participating, attending or organising the events can be prosecuted, whether they commit driving offences or not.