The family of a man who died after a crash on the M65 more than 10 years ago are holding a charity ball in his memory.

Peter Sarchet, from Worsthorne, was killed after his bike was involved in a collision with a white Vauxhall Insignia on the M65 on November 1, 2011.

One of his daughters, Jessica Sarchet, who was 13 when her father died, and his wife Jill Sarchet are holding a charity ball in his memory to raise awareness for road safety.

Peter had two other children, his daughter Levi and son Chris who were both 17 when he died and he also had three brothers.

Jessica said: “Losing him so young was so difficult, it took me several years to process it and that’s when I started my grieving process properly I think.

“It happened on a Tuesday I was back in school on Thursday, it wasn’t really real.

“Dad was the rock of the family. He was everything, he was an amazing family man.

“He had a very successful business but always had time for his family and would always put us first.

“He was just an amazing man, very caring, very loving, was always happy to help.”

Mr Sarchet, a retail manager, was travelling to work in Preston on the westbound carriageway between junctions one and two around 7.30am when the collision occurred.

He sustained multiple injuries and was taken to Royal Preston Hospital. He died shortly afterwards.

Mark Walsh, 35, was found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving and was jailed for 20 months.

The charity ball will take place at Burnley Mechanics Theatre on Saturday, November 5, and will be raising money for two charities, Road Peace and Brake.

They have already sold 170 tickets for the event, but Jessica said it would be amazing if the event could sell out.

Jessica will stand up and make a speech about how difficult it was losing her father at such a young age, while there will be other speakers discussing the impact that dangerous driving can have.

This is the third charity fundraiser the family has held since Peter’s death, with a bike ride shortly after his death and the three peaks challenge which they completed last year on the 10th anniversary.

Jessica says that the event is not only to help raise money for charities that help keep the roads safe but also to keep the memory of her father alive.

She added: “He would be very proud of us all and my main point in this is to keep his name alive.

“Just because he isn’t here anymore doesn’t mean we can’t talk about him.

“It’s nice we can do this together as a family but we can also help other families as well.

“People don’t really understand how tragic it can be to lose a member of your family in just a split second.”

You can buy tickets online here.