KALAMUNDA mother Amy Scott has been nominated in this year’s WA community achievement awards for her tireless efforts to promote road safety in WA.

Ms Scott tragically lost her seven-year-old son Nate Stewart in a car crash near Geraldton in June 2020.

Nate was returning home to Perth after spending the WA Day long weekend in Geraldton with his father Cheyne and stepmother Stacey, who was behind the wheel at the time of the crash.

Ms Scott, who was not in the car at the time, has since spent much of her time trying to raise awareness of the importance of road safety.

“I want people to realise it can happen to them,” Ms Scott said.

“It can happen to anyone, your child, your mother, your sister, your brother.”

Bravely speaking out to share her powerful road safety message and the devastating impact Nate’s death has had on her, Ms Scott said the anniversary of the crash on June 1 and Nate’s birthday on July 30 were always the most difficult days.

“It would have been his twelfth birthday this year and all I want is for others not to have to go through what I have been through,” Ms Scott said.

She recently commenced working with the Paraplegic Benefit Fund to give talks in schools and colleges in an effort to help people realise the dangers on the roads and the recent increases in road deaths.

“Another area of concern with road crashes is the recent increase in motorcycle deaths on our roads, particularly involving older male riders,” Ms Scott said.

“When driving people should always be aware of the ‘fatal five’: the five fatal factors that contribute to road trauma in Western Australia.

“These are distraction, fatigue, speeding, wrong or non-use of seatbelts, and drugs and alcohol.”

Nominations close on July 24  and the awards presentation is on October 12.

For more information go to the Awards Australia website.