The mum of Paige Rice has posted an emotional message on social media after her daughter was killed in a high speed tunnel crash.
Paige, 22, was a passenger in an Audi S3 when it crashed head on into a Mercedes taxi inside the Queensway Tunnel, in the early hours of Sunday, October 17 last year.
The Audi was being driven at 98mph by her ex-partner Callum Miller, a 27-year-old labourer from Stockport, who also died from his injuries.
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An inquest into their deaths, held at Gerard Majella Courthouse in Kirkdale on January 31, heard how the driver of the taxi suffered "life-changing" injuries to his leg and hip in the collision and has undergone extensive surgery since.
The court heard Merseyside Police initially launched a criminal investigation into a potential offence of causing death by dangerous driving, but the probe was dropped when it became clear Callum would not survive.
Clare Rice, Paige's mum took to social media after her daughter's inquest to write an emotional post.
Ms Rice said: "October 17 my beautiful daughter Paige lost her life. A beautiful women with so many dreams, a smile that just made you smile back, masses of ambition, and only 22 years of age.
"I’ve wanted to make a post about the truth for a while but decided to wait until the inquest was over."
She went on to talk about the night of the crash and how she had been in contact with Paige.
The Facebook status said: "The night of the accident... we’d been texting and she had text me just after 11pm saying everything was ok.
"At the inquest I was told they’re not allowed to put blame on anyone as it’s not that kind of court. It was just about naming the people who had lost their lives and then the facts. Because he had died it’s classed as an RTC.
"I’m very sorry for the innocent taxi driver, I ask about him all the time."
Ms Rice said she was "heartbroken" after losing her daughter and that she felt there was "no justice" from her daughter's inquest.
She said "My daughter was innocent. The amount of love and support shown is a reflection of who Paige was and how much she was loved.
"I have to watch my son be completely broken after losing his sister and best friend, how is this ever right? Paige had plans, she wanted to be successful, get married, have kids. This has been taken away from her.
"I’m heartbroken for my Paige, her life taken way too soon.
"There was no justice. My life has changed forever now, losing your child is the worst possible thing to happen to a parent. I’m completely heartbroken. The pain is unbearable.
"I didn’t want this, we didn’t deserve this and neither did Paige. I didn’t want anyone to die that night but I will not let anyone speak bad of my daughter when she was not to blame."
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