THE parents of a young Melksham man killed in an horrific triple death road crash last July have vowed not to give up the fight to change the law.

The Attorney General decided this week that the sentencing of army major Giles Stibbe for dangerous driving was not unduly lenient and turned down an appeal.

He was fined £750 at Truro Crown Court on October 26 for dangerous driving.

Gill and Dennis Lumley's 21-year-old son, Adam, was killed in the crash on the A350 near West Ashton along with Craig Dicker, 23, of Devizes and five-year-old Tamara-Jayne Sheppard of Compton Bassett.

Raj Barot, a legal advisor to the law offices at the Attorney General's Office in London, said: "We cannot in law refer the case to the Court of Appeal.

"Death by dangerous driving is covered but he was not convicted of death by dangerous driving."

Mrs Lumley said: "Our only hope now is to try and make sure this never happens again."

The Lumleys and Dickers are trying to get the law changed so relevant previous convictions are made known to a jury.

Mrs Lumley said: "I have written letters to Prince Philip, Prince Charles, the Queen and Simon Hughes, the Home Office Minister for Defence." She and Craig Dicker's mother Sheri have also collected a 1,000-signature petition.