Ex-Brookside actor Louis Emerick Grant admitted to seriously injuring two young girls in a car crash.
Grant, 64, hit the two girls when he was driving on Poulton Road in Wallasey on October 2, 2022, leaving them with broken legs.
The actor, from Liscard in Wirral, is well known for starring as Mick Johnson in the Liverpool-based soap opera from 1989–2001.
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One girl suffered a fractured leg and the other, a fractured leg and ankle, a broken nose, a broken jaw, and broken teeth.
The victims were unable to return to school for several months and will both will also require additional surgery.
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Grant was breathalysed at the scene but there was no evidence to show that he had taken drink or drugs before driving or that he had been using his mobile phone at the time of the crash.
He blamed the sun’s glare but accepted that he should have reduced his speed.
The ex-Channel 4 star is set to be sentenced on June 21 at Wirral Magistrates’ Court.
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District Crown Prosecutor Linda Melia, of CPS Mersey Cheshire, said: “This was an extremely distressing incident and the two girls suffered serious injuries as a result of what happened on that day.
“Louis Emerick Grant was not speeding but admitted that he couldn’t see clearly because of the sun so he should have slowed down. The sun visor of the car was not down.
“He has been fully cooperative and remorseful throughout the investigation and has apologised on numerous occasions. He has been in contact with both families and has apologised to them too. He tested negatively at the roadside for drink and drugs.
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“When we drive a car we are in control of something powerful that, if we lose concentration or clear vision for a minute, can cause serious injury, even death. It’s clear Mr Grant did not mean to injure these girls, but the events of that day are a lesson that, when we are at the wheel of a car, care and attention are needed at all times.
“When we don’t drive carefully or considerately we are breaking the law and this case is an example of how serious the results of that can be.
”The Crown Prosecution Service would like to thank the girls and their families for their help in bringing this prosecution.”
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