Ex Navy veteran Dave Nutter, 63 was travelling with his 9-Year-Old Grandson on the M27 in Fareham when he became seriously unwell suffering a heart attack at the wheel.

Stopping the vehicle safely despite what was happening his Grandson then flagged down other motorists for help.

Hampshire and IOW Air Ambulance also were called to the incident.

He was rushed to the Queen Alexandra hospital and underwent a stent operation in hospital, but due to the starvation of oxygen this sadly ended up being fatal and it was decided the damage he sustained to his brain was so severe, he would never recover. Dave sadly passed away yesterday morning (18th July).

His Daughter Kathryn said;

My dad was a hero at the wheel and somehow managed to bring the car to a safe stop, saving both their lives at the time and preventing a huge accident on the motorway. Our son was fine and managed to flag down some help, but unfortunately, my dad’s heart stopped for 25 minutes. He had CPR at the roadside

“Those who know my dad will know he was the kindest, funniest, most giving soul. He never wanted anything back from anyone. Even when he was having a heart attack he made sure to bring his car to safety on a motorway to save his grandson. He always put everyone else first, would have given the shirt off his back and even in the end he was a hero saving his grandson and donating organs and tissue to help save other lives.

As this was so unexpected, my dad didn’t have any funeral plans in place, but we desperately want to be able to give him the best send-off he deserves. He gave over 22 years of his life serving in the Royal Navy, including involvement in the Gulf War. As a family, we would greatly appreciate any donations to give him a hero’s goodbye

A GoFundMe page has been set up and can be found here;