A driver has admitted causing the death by careless driving of former Imola 200 winner and Grand Prix racer Paul Smart.
Seventy-eight-year-old Smart was riding his motorcycle along the A21 near Flimwell, before being involved in a collision with David Gladwell. Smart died at the scene.
The incident took place on October 27, 2021, with Gladwell pleading guilty to the offence at his first hearing on Thursday, February 9 at Sevenoaks Magistrates’ Court.
The case has now been sent to Maidstone Crown Court for sentencing, with Gladwell given an interim driving ban until then. As it stands, no date has been set.
Following the accident in 2021, Paul’s family released a statement which read: “Paul was a hugely popular character in and out of the paddock, and much loved by…