A MOTHER has paid tribute to the "kindness, love and generosity" of her daughter who was killed in a head-on collision with a car going the wrong way down a dual carriageway near Gerrards Cross.

Her statement came after David Pulsford, 44, was sentenced to 15 months imprisonment at Aylesbury Crown Court for causing death by dangerous driving.

He thought he was following satellite navigation directions when the crash took place at around 11.40 on July 25.

Samah Suliman, 31, from London, died before arriving at hospital, just days before her engagement party was due to be held.

Her mother, Hayat Abdalla, said: “Sam was beautiful in all ways. She was made of kindness, love and generosity. Her life was full of laughter. She was a bright, thoughtful and kind daughter, sister, fiancé, friend and colleague. All that knew her would testify to feeling at ease when they first met her and she truly was loved by everyone.

“She made everyone feel special.”

She added the marquee that was to be used for Samah's engagement party was instead set up for her funeral, and food and drinks for the party had been donated to orphanages.

She said: “Sam’s dad Gaafar was numbed by the pain of her loss; he aged 10 years in a day and even now can not mention her name without tears filling his eyes.”

Pulsford followed instructions from a sat-nav that told him to turn right onto the A413 at Gerrards Cross – despite apparently passing two signs telling him to turn left onto the bypass.

His Vauxhall Astra then hit Miss Suliman's Saab head-on, which caught fire.

Pulsford was driving from Gerrards Cross to his home in Longmoor Avenue, Barnet, at around 11.40pm on July 25 last year when the accident happened.

He drove along the Woodhill Avenue slip road before joining the A413 on the wrong side of the carriageway after following instructions from his satellite navigation system.

Speaking after the sentencing, Sergeant Dominic Mahon, of the Thames Valley Police Roads Policing Department, said: “Satellite navigation systems can be a useful aid to drivers but they can also be a dangerous distraction.

“Mr Pulsford misunderstood his sat nav’s instructions and ignored the road signs that should have made him realise his error.

“If Mr Pulsford had been concentrating fully on his driving, this devastating incident could have been avoided and the Suliman family would not have lost their beloved Samah.”