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| 'Disrespectful' driver overtakes hearse near Spalding | 'Disrespectful' driver overtakes hearse near Spalding |
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| A grieving daughter was left in tears when her father's funeral procession felt forced to pull over as a highways maintenance driver overtook it. | A grieving daughter was left in tears when her father's funeral procession felt forced to pull over as a highways maintenance driver overtook it. |
| Lindsay Stubbs said the driver broke into the cortège on the A16 near Spalding as they made their way to the crematorium on 15 December. | Lindsay Stubbs said the driver broke into the cortège on the A16 near Spalding as they made their way to the crematorium on 15 December. |
| "I could not believe how disrespectful [the driver] was," she told the BBC. | "I could not believe how disrespectful [the driver] was," she told the BBC. |
| She said her family hoped speaking out would make people think twice about overtaking a hearse. | |
| More stories from across Lincolnshire | More stories from across Lincolnshire |
| Writing on Facebook the day after the incident, she said she she was "typing this in tears". | Writing on Facebook the day after the incident, she said she she was "typing this in tears". |
| She said: "I could not believe how disrespectful he was. That's somebody's loved one in there that wants to follow them and he just didn't care. | She said: "I could not believe how disrespectful he was. That's somebody's loved one in there that wants to follow them and he just didn't care. |
| "He continued to tailgate my dad until he could overtake." | "He continued to tailgate my dad until he could overtake." |
| Her mother, Susan, said: "I was very upset and very angry about it. We felt the lowest we've ever felt and then for that to happen it was awful. | Her mother, Susan, said: "I was very upset and very angry about it. We felt the lowest we've ever felt and then for that to happen it was awful. |
| "To me it's an unwritten rule that you don't follow a hearse and leave the family behind." | "To me it's an unwritten rule that you don't follow a hearse and leave the family behind." |
| Their funeral director Derek Morriss, said the incident was not uncommon. | Their funeral director Derek Morriss, said the incident was not uncommon. |
| "It would be nice if we weren't cut up, if we were helped at roundabouts," he said. | "It would be nice if we weren't cut up, if we were helped at roundabouts," he said. |
| "Some motorists are very good but people don't always have the chance to think quick enough." | "Some motorists are very good but people don't always have the chance to think quick enough." |
| Lincolnshire County Council said the van was not one of its vehicles. | Lincolnshire County Council said the van was not one of its vehicles. |
| Alison Crake, president of the National Association of Funeral Directors, said: "In my experience, the vast majority of people pull over, slow down, or show some other sign of respect, to enable funeral corteges to pass by. | Alison Crake, president of the National Association of Funeral Directors, said: "In my experience, the vast majority of people pull over, slow down, or show some other sign of respect, to enable funeral corteges to pass by. |
| "We would also urge those who feel a sense of frustration, when having to wait behind a cortege, to think of the grieving family in the vehicles up ahead of you." | "We would also urge those who feel a sense of frustration, when having to wait behind a cortege, to think of the grieving family in the vehicles up ahead of you." |