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A heartbroken dad still grieving the loss of his daughter after she was mowed down by a drug driver has shared his anger after being investigated for 'harassing' the 19-year-old who killed his child.

Investigators launched a probe into Paul Baker after the family of teen Robert Blackwell complained that the 47-year-old was harassing them.

Blackwell was speeding, texting at the wheel and later tested positive for cannabis on the night of the tragic accident which saw Liberty, 14, lose her life.

The death of the daughter left mum Maureen even contemplating suicide - however the dad was hauled before magistrates yesterday facing claims that he has been harassing the drug driver and his family.

Police even probed complaints that the grieving father had given Blackwell's family 'hard stares'.

The dad was given a summons earlier this year, just days after he and his wife saw Blackwell jailed for four years following the death of their daughter.

Mr Baker, who works as an engineer, turned up to court yesterday to face the harassment charge, but it was dropped.

Mr Baker said: "The timing [of the summons] was bad.

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"Just when we thought we had some closure, we were flabbergasted to receive it.

"I was shocked. I did lose faith in the police and the courts. I went from being a victim one moment to being a perpetrator the next.

"When we had gone through so much already, it is bizarre they would put us through this."

The dad claims he bumped into Blackwell’s mother and father three times since his daughter’s death and says he had given them ‘hard stares’ on one occasion when he was forced to pass them in his van in a narrow lane.

Mr Baker said: "I was guilty of grief, that's all. We all grieve in different ways. These were chance meetings as they live in close proximity to my work.

"It has been shock, then relief, then shock again, then relief. I haven't been kept in the loop about what's going on.

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"After losing Liberty nothing could be as bad. But, saying that, if you're found guilty of harassment without violence it is a five-year sentence.

"The killer of my daughter only got four years. I don't want a criminal record – I've been asked to do talks with young drivers and I'm campaigning for drivers involved in fatal accidents to be suspended from driving while on bail, it would certainly affect that.

The incident, which took place early on June 30 last year, saw Blackwell speeding while he had traces of cannabis in his system.

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He received a text message on his iPhone from his girlfriend shortly before the crash which prosecutors described as the "source of distraction" when he was driving.

Blackwell “completely failed” to negotiate a bend, probably because he was “messing about with his phone”, Oxford crown court heard.

After bringing the car to a stop, Blackwell got out and said: “I am sorry. It’s all my fault. It all happened so fast. I just lost control.”

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Liberty, a Year 9 pupil at Henry Box School, died later in hospital from her injuries, while two 14-year-old girls and a 54-year-old man, Paul Cracknell, were also injured in the collision.

Mr Cracknell suffered serious leg injuries.

Prime Minister David Cameron, MP for Witney, sent his condolences to Liberty's family following the crash.