Derby supporters in poignant tribute to crash victim Steven
Steven Pamon died after his car hit a tree in Acorn Way, Oakwood, earlier this month.
Highways experts from Derbyshire County Council have now promised to carry out work to make the road safer by stopping it getting waterlogged.
The Pride Park tribute at Saturday's match against Reading took place hours before another event was held in Derby to celebrate the 26-year-old's life.
Friends and family gathered at the Slug and Lettuce in Iron Gate and, later, at nearby bar The Vaults, to remember Mr Pamon, of Tredegar Avenue, Oakwood.
Close friend Simon Ryan, of Spondon, said there were hundreds of people at the event.
The 26-year-old said: "It was brilliant to see everyone out, all his football mates and family. We had his favourite songs playing. He is just missed by so many people.
"We held the event to raise money for Steve's family. There was an entry fee and collection buckets and, at one point during the evening, I knew it had raised at least £2,000, which was amazing. But we don't know the final total yet."
Steve Hatton, 28, who worked with Mr Pamon at Bombardier, said: "A group of Steve's mates carried a huge Derby County flag around the outside of the pitch before the match started.
"Then hundreds of people began chanting 'There's only one Steve Pamon'. It was moving to hear them all."
Since the crash, many people, including friends and family of Mr Pamon, have written to the Derby Telegraph calling for improvements to Acorn Way. Now the county council has said it is going to install a soakaway on the road – a hole dug into the ground to help disperse rainwater.
Mr Pamon's funeral was held last Thursday and his wife, Michelle, said it was "the best send off he could have had".
The service was attended by about 500 friends and family, who packed into Markeaton Crematorium.
Mrs Pamon, 28, who has a 14-month-old daughter Aubrey and is expecting a second child in February, said the service was followed by a celebration of his life with guests at the Fat Cat Cafe Bar in Friar Gate.
She said: "We stuck photographs all over his coffin. It looked amazing.
"We had the same minister who married Steven and I do the service and that meant a lot.
"Outside the crematorium we could just see a sea of people all the way back to the gates. It was very moving to see how many people had turned out.
"We played some of his favourite music and I was really pleased with the service."
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