Driver Admits Footballer Amputation Crash

The 27-year-old Newmarket Town player had been helping a friend change a flat tyre when the collision happened.

16:18, UK, Monday 08 August 2016

The Newmarket Town player has been hailed an inspiration. Pic: Shaun Whiter/Facebook

A motorist has pleaded guilty to causing a crash which resulted in a footballer having both his legs amputated.

Shaun Whiter, 27, was helping his friend Joey Abbs to change a flat tyre in Newmarket, Suffolk, when a Ford Focus hit their cars on 1 July.
The Newmarket Town player had to have his legs amputated at the knee and Mr Abbs, who played football for Cambridgeshire club Soham Town Rangers, suffered a serious leg injury in the crash.

A JustGiving page has been set up to raise funds for Mr Whiter

The 40-year-old driver of the vehicle, Jan Adamec, of Shetland Road, Haverhill, Suffolk, pleaded guilty to two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving at Cambridge Crown Court on Monday.
He is due to be sentenced on 9 September.
A JustGiving page set up to raise funds for Mr Winter, who worked as an estate agent in Stansted, Essex, has already topped more than £80,000.
The keen sportsman, who is due to marry his fiancee Charlotte Way next July, has already said he plans to take part in the Paralympics in the future.
The Tottenham Hotspur supporter has also been hailed "an inspiration" by the manager of the London side.
Spurs manager Mauricio Pochettino sent him a letter praising his "incredible courage"