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| Man admits guilt in footballer amputation crash | Man admits guilt in footballer amputation crash |
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| A man has admitted causing a crash that resulted in a footballer having both legs amputated. | A man has admitted causing a crash that resulted in a footballer having both legs amputated. |
| Jan Adamec, 40, drove into Shaun Whiter and Joey Abbs as they changed a flat tyre in Newmarket, Suffolk, on 1 July. | Jan Adamec, 40, drove into Shaun Whiter and Joey Abbs as they changed a flat tyre in Newmarket, Suffolk, on 1 July. |
| Mr Whiter's legs were amputated and Mr Abbs sustained a serious leg injury. | Mr Whiter's legs were amputated and Mr Abbs sustained a serious leg injury. |
| Adamec, of Shetland Road, Haverhill, admitted two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, in a hearing at Cambridge Crown Court. He will be sentenced in September. | Adamec, of Shetland Road, Haverhill, admitted two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving, in a hearing at Cambridge Crown Court. He will be sentenced in September. |
| Mr Whiter, 27, worked as an estate agent in Stansted, Essex, and was due to begin training with Newmarket Town FC. | |
| Read more on this story and other Suffolk news | Read more on this story and other Suffolk news |
| His legs were crushed by Adamec's vehicle as he tried to help his friend fix his car on Dullingham Road in the Suffolk town at 22:55 BST. | His legs were crushed by Adamec's vehicle as he tried to help his friend fix his car on Dullingham Road in the Suffolk town at 22:55 BST. |
| Mr Abbs, who played football with Cambridgeshire team Soham Town Rangers, was trapped between his and Mr Whiter's vehicles. | Mr Abbs, who played football with Cambridgeshire team Soham Town Rangers, was trapped between his and Mr Whiter's vehicles. |
| Adamec did not stop after the accident. | Adamec did not stop after the accident. |
| Mr Whiter underwent emergency surgery at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge. He lost both his legs below the knee. | Mr Whiter underwent emergency surgery at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge. He lost both his legs below the knee. |
| Despite his injuries, he told his family he was determined to walk his fiancée down the aisle when they marry next summer. | Despite his injuries, he told his family he was determined to walk his fiancée down the aisle when they marry next summer. |
| The keen sportsman also said he would like to take part in the Paralympics in four years. | The keen sportsman also said he would like to take part in the Paralympics in four years. |
| He was discharged from hospital on 29 July, while Mr Abbs was discharged after six days. | He was discharged from hospital on 29 July, while Mr Abbs was discharged after six days. |
| A spokesman for the Whiter family said: "We are relieved that with the guilty plea there will be no need for a trial and the added stress that would cause." | A spokesman for the Whiter family said: "We are relieved that with the guilty plea there will be no need for a trial and the added stress that would cause." |