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A driver has been sentenced to three years and four months for causing a crash which led to a footballer having both legs amputated. A driver has been jailed for three years and four months for causing a crash which led to 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, 27 had to have his legs amputated after they were crushed. Mr Abbs sustained a serious leg injury.Mr Whiter, 27 had to have his legs amputated after they were crushed. Mr Abbs sustained a serious leg injury.
Cambridge Crown Court heard Adamec's actions described as "despicable" and "callous".Cambridge Crown Court heard Adamec's actions described as "despicable" and "callous".
Adamec, from Shetland Road, who had failed to stop at the scene admitted two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.Adamec, from Shetland Road, who had failed to stop at the scene admitted two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
Mr Whiter, an estate agent in Stansted, Essex, was due to begin training with Newmarket Town FC, had his legs amputated below the knee at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.Mr Whiter, an estate agent in Stansted, Essex, was due to begin training with Newmarket Town FC, had his legs amputated below the knee at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge.
He was discharged nearly a month later. 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 in the incident and spent six days in hospital. Judge Jonathan Haworth told Admec that while the maximum sentence was five years, he had taken his early guilty plea into account.
In sentencing His Honour Judge Jonathan Haworth told Admec that while the maximum sentence was five years, he had taken his early guilty plea into account. PC Ashley Bennett from they Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Roads Policing Unit said he had been with the Whiter family and they were disappointed by the sentence.
He said: "Three years, four months, whilst it seems like a long sentence, with good behaviour that's reduced, and I think considering the severity of the injuries, it could almost have been a fatal collision... they're disappointed."
He said Mr Whiter was distraught and unable to attend court to see Adamec sentenced.
Joey Abbs' solicitor Eleanor Howie said: "The guilty plea entered by the driver spared Joey and Shaun the stress and anxiety of a long trial and the sentence handed down today has helped him draw a line under what has been a very difficult time."