Lincolnshire Police
Family pays tribute to "lovely" teenager killed in crash on A15 Sleaford Road
Billy Sadler was "a lovely person who just wanted to be involved and be friends with everyone"
Oliver PridmoreTrainee reporter
Billy Sadler (Image: Lincolnshire Police)
Relatives of an 18-year-old who was killed in a crash on the A15 Sleaford Road have said that they are "devastated" by his death.
William Sadler, known as Billy, died following a collision between a car and a lorry just before 5am on Monday, August 9.
Two male passengers in the car were taken to hospital with injuries, whilst the driver of the lorry was uninjured.
In a statement, Billy's family said: "Billy was a lovely person who just wanted to be involved and be friends with everyone.
"He was christened as William George Sadler but has always been known to everyone as Billy.
"He was the middle of our three children Libby, 19, Billy ,18, and Jack, 16, and while they were close in age, they were an even closer unit.
"We have taken comfort from all the messages of love and support from immediate family and friends and it is apparent from those messages that Billy was much loved and will be greatly missed by many.
"As a family, we are devastated, and life will never be the same again without Billy."
In a statement following the collision, Lincolnshire Police said: "We are appealing for witnesses to the collision who perhaps haven't come forward to speak to us yet or anyone who may have dashcam footage to contact the investigation team.
"We would like to hear from you if you have any information that could assist our inquiry. There are a number of ways you can get in touch."
Those with information can call the 101 non-emergency number or email force.control@lincs.police.uk, in both cases quoting incident number 41 of August 9.
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