His mother, Julia, did not live with her son, although they had a good relationship; she was hit and killed in a car accident on 15 July 1958 by a drunk off-duty policeman named Eric Clague, when Lennon was 17.
Hans mamma Julia levde inte ihop med sin son, men de hade ändå en bra relation med varandra; hon blev senare påkörd av en berusad polis som var ur tjänst vid namn Eric Clague den 15 juli 1958, när John var 17 år gammal.