On Wednesday the 20th March Jonathan presented a 90-page petition, signed by 5,825 members of the public, in the House of Commons.
The petition was set up in response to the tragic death of 6-year-old Sharlotte-Sky Naglis when she was hit and killed by John Owen who was driving over the speed limit, under the influence of drugs and alcohol.
Because the suspect fell into a temporary coma, his blood could not be tested for drugs and alcohol without his consent, despite it being taken without it. This prolonged sentencing and the trauma for the family.
The petition urges the Government to create Sharlotte’s Law, a change in the Road Traffic Act 1988 that would allow a suspect's blood to be tested without consent following a collision with a motor vehicle that results in a loss of life.
Jonathan’s campaign has attracted significant attention and is backed locally by The Stoke Sentinel, Stoke-on-Trent City Council and the Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Ben Adams as well as national charities like Brake, CAD (Campaign against Drinking and Driving) and SCARD.
Jonathan, working closely with Sharlotte’s mother Claire, presented this petition to Parliament to prevent this loophole in the law affecting any other families in the way it has affected Sharlotte’s family and the wider community in Stoke-on-Trent North, Kidsgrove and Talke.
The petition, now in the Official Record, will be reviewed and considered by the Government.
Commenting Jonathan Gullis said: “We need to change this loophole in the current law to prevent others going through this trauma which will live long in the memory of Sharlotte’s family and the wider community in Stoke-on-Trent North, Kidsgrove and Talke”.