The family of a devoted Sheffield United fan who died after being hit by a car on the way to a match have said they are ‘devastated’ by his loss.
Jordan Hattersley, 36, from Treeton, was fatally injured while walking to Bramall Lane with his father and two younger siblings to watch his side play Sunderland on November 29.
Police said they were called at around 7.25pm and that the vehicle, a red Lexus, had been travelling on Suffolk Road in the direction of Queens Road when the crash happened.
Mr Hattersley was taken to hospital with serious injuries and died in hospital earlier this month.
His father, Richard Hattersley, said he was truly grateful to the other match goers who stopped to help and support the family at the scene.
He said: ‘Jordan was devoted to Sheffield United. It was his main outlet after his family.
‘He was following his passion, and at the matches he was an inspiration and role model to his brother and sister. We are all devastated by his loss.’
South Yorkshire Police said the 36-year-old computer engineer was born and raised in Sheffield before moving to Rotherham in his mid-teens.
Jordan Hattersley, 36, from Treeton, was fatally injured while walking to Bramall Lane for a Sheffield United game
Mr Hattersley was with his father and two younger siblings to watch the Blades play Sunderland on November 29
Raised as a Blades fan, Mr Hattersley held a season ticket from a young age
Raised as a Blades fan, Mr Hattersley held a season ticket from a young age.
He and his wife Kirsty, who had a little boy, had been together for 13 years before getting married in Cyprus this year.
She said: ‘We thought we had time. We should have had time. We were at the height of our relationship, on cloud nine and just high on life and it’s all been ripped away in a split second.’
Mrs Hattersley explained that the couple’s six-year-old son, Freddie, now needs a great deal of additional support, adding her husband was ‘an all-round good person’ who would go out of his way to help others.
She added that the family had taken some small comfort in donating his organs and saving other families from the grief they are now facing: ‘He’s given the gift of life this Christmas.’
Mrs Hattersley also praised the staff on the critical care ward at the Northern General Hospital for the way they tried to save her husband and had looked after the family.
She said ‘You bought us precious time with Jordan and a chance to say our goodbyes and, for that, me and his family will be eternally grateful.’
Police are continuing to appealing for witnesses to the collision, and are particularly keen to hear from anyone who may have relevant dash-cam footage that could help their investigation.
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