Grace Idowu - whose son David was fatally injured on the Tabard Gardens Estate in 2008 - received a standing ovation when she picked up an award at Safer Southwark Partnership's Enough is Enough event.
A police car was involved in a collision at the junction of Kennington Road and Lambeth Road on Sunday morning.
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