The “devastated” household of a Sheffield United fan who died after being hit by a automobile on the way in which to the match has paid tribute to “an all-round good individual”.

Laptop engineer Jordan Hattersley, 36, was injured whereas strolling to Bramall Lane together with his father and youthful brother and sister to observe the Blades play Sunderland on 29 November.

Police stated a purple Lexus had been travelling on Suffolk Street within the course of Queens Street when the collision occurred at round 7.25pm.

Mr Hattersley was taken to hospital with severe accidents and died in hospital earlier this month.

He and his spouse Kirsty, who had a six-year-old son, Freddie, had been collectively for 13 years earlier than getting married in Cyprus this yr.

She described her husband as “an all-round good individual” who would exit of his method to assist others.

“We thought we had time. We must always have had time. We have been on the top of our relationship, on cloud 9 and simply excessive on life and it is all been ripped away in a cut up second,” she stated.

Mr Hattersley, from the village of Treeton, in South Yorkshire, was born in Sheffield earlier than shifting to Rotherham in his mid-teens, police stated.

He was raised as a Sheffield United fan and held a season ticket from a younger age.

His father, Richard Hattersley, stated he was really grateful to the opposite matchgoers who stopped to assist and assist the household on the scene.

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He stated: “Jordan was dedicated to Sheffield United. It was his predominant outlet after his household. He was following his ardour, and on the matches he was an inspiration and position mannequin to his brother and sister. We’re all devastated by his loss.”

Mr Hattersley’s widow stated the household had taken some small consolation in donating his organs and saving different households from the grief they’re now dealing with, including: “He is given the present of life this Christmas.”

She additionally praised the employees on the essential care ward on the Northern Normal Hospital for the way in which they tried to avoid wasting her husband and taken care of the household.

“To procure us treasured time with Jordan and an opportunity to say our goodbyes and, for that, me and his household will likely be eternally grateful,” she stated.

Police are persevering with to enchantment for witnesses to the collision, and are significantly eager to listen to from anybody who could have related dash-cam footage that would assist their investigation.