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Two speeding drivers have been jailed after two children and a pensioner were injured in a three-car horror crash.
David Slater and Bradley Marsh were both travelling above the speed limit when their cars collided in Brielle Way, Sheerness.
Maidstone Crown Court heard that Slater, 40, of London Road, Sittingbourne, lost control of his vehicle while taking a right- hand corner at Blue Town.
He was being followed by Marsh, 26, of Railway Road, Sheerness, who smashed into the back of Slater's car, pushing it onto the wrong side of the road and into the path of an oncoming car driven by a pensioner.
Two children in Slater’s vehicle were taken to a London hospital with head, back and neck injuries. Investigators later discovered that neither had been properly secured in the car.
The driver of the oncoming car, who was in his 70s, was also seriously injured and needed emergency treatment in a London hospital.
The court heard that Slater had been driving at 50mph in a 30mph limit. The crash happened at 6.25pm on August 18, 2017.
On Monday he pleaded guilty to three counts of causing injury by dangerous driving and was jailed for two years and banned for four years.
Marsh admitted dangerous driving and will spend the next six months behind bars. He was banned from driving for two years and three months.
PC Natalie Rowley from Kent Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said: "Slater and Marsh both showed appalling standards of driving in the moments leading up to the collision.
"The choices they made left three innocent people with serious, life-changing injuries.
"The consequences of their actions could easily have proven to be fatal. It is entirely appropriate they have received a custodial sentence.
"Both have been disqualified from driving and will have to take an extended re-test before they are allowed back on the roads."
She added: "Speed limits are not arbitrary. They are in place to protect other road users. Failing to comply with them is a selfish decision that needlessly endangers innocent members of the public."
