A father-of-two has pleaded guilty to a hit-and-run which left a footballer needing both his legs amputated from the knee down.
Jan Adamec, 40, admitted two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving when he appeared via video link from Bedford Prison at Cambridge Crown Court yesterday (mon).
He wore a dark grey t-shirt and blue jeans and spoke only to confirm his name and enter his pleas.
He had previously pleaded not guilty to the two charges at an earlier hearing at Peterborough Magistrates’ Court.
The chef from Haverhill, Suffolk, will remain in custody until September 9 when he will be sentenced.
Judge Jonathan Haworth said: “I’m worried that in a case as serious as this we can’t proceed without a pre-sentence report.”
He adjourned the sentencing for that report to be produced.
Adamec crashed his grey Ford Focus into Shaun Whiter and Joey Abbs stationary vehicles on July 1 at 10.59pm on Dullingham Road near Newmarket.
The court heard that friends, Mr Whiter and Mr Abbs had stopped to change a tire on the rural single carriageway when the collision happened.
The two men who play for Newmarket Town Football Club and Soham Town Rangers respectively suffered serious injuries and were taken to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge.
Mr Whiter, who had been wearing a high-visibility jacket, had to have both his legs amputated from below the knee after he was pinned against his car during the crash and Mr Abbs sustained serious injuries to his left leg.
