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Julie Adamson, 60, was killed in a head-on collision on December 16.
A woman killed in an accident in North Canterbury was a well-known horse lover with a passion for animals, says her grieving son.
Julie Adamson, 60, was killed in a head-on collision on Depot Rd, near Oxford, around 1.50pm on December 16.
Canterbury Rural Prevention Manager Senior Sgt Stephen McDaniel said Adamson crossed the center line and collided head-on with another vehicle.
The other driver, a woman in her 50s, was seriously injured and suffered numerous fractures.
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Adamson’s only son, Connor Adamson, 23, said Stuff he was fine after the accident and had good support from his neighbors.
“It’s been one day at a time just managing everything.”
Learning of her mother’s death was “a big shock” and “I didn’t quite believe it.”
“We were pretty close,” he said.
He described his mother as a tough woman and said that she overcame leukemia when she was young and that she had recently beaten breast cancer as well.
Adamson “rode horses his whole life” and had worked selling sheep and milking dairy cows at times in his life.
He had a passion for animals and had had several cats and dogs.
Adamson said his mother was a woman who did things when she lowered her head.
“In the last few years, she has really gotten into making art and going to art classes with some of her friends, and she had done some paintings that she was quite proud of.”
In May of this year, Adamson was publicly accused of poisoning two of her neighbor’s dogs, resulting in the death of one and putting the other in critical condition.
Connor Adamson said his mother was unaffected by the allegations. They were false and police found no evidence that Adamson was responsible, he said.
Sergeant Major Stephen McDaniel said the cause of the accident was still under investigation.
“These types of accidents are a tragedy for everyone involved and their families.”
People needed to drive according to conditions and stay focused on the road, he said.
