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Van driver admits causing death of highway worker on M23

Vilius Domarkas, 38, admitted causing the death of highway worker Anthony Howe by dangerous driving on the M23 near Crawley. He will be sentenced on 28 September.

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Police and recovery vehicles are in a coned-off section of the motorway. A flatbed recovery truck is parked in the closed lanes while two highway workers in hi-vis clothing stand beside the hard shoulder. Overhead blue motorway signs point to Crawley, East Grinstead, Brighton and Horsham.

Vilius Domarkas has pleaded guilty to causing the death of a 65-year-old highway worker by dangerous driving on the M23. Anthony Howe, from Kent, died after Domarkas drove a Citroen Relay on the southbound carriageway in Crawley, West Sussex.

What happened on the M23?

Emergency services were called to reports of a crash involving a van and a highway worker near junction nine of the motorway shortly before 01:00 BST on 8 July.

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What did the court hear?

Domarkas, 38, of no fixed address, entered a guilty plea at Hove Crown Court on Thursday.

When will he be sentenced?

He is due to be sentenced on 28 September.

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