A motorist who struck and killed a couple as they walked a dog on an icy country lane was driving at 87mph just seconds prior to the fatal smash, a court has heard.

Scott Gunn, from Weavering in Maidstone, had bought his BMW X5 seven days before the collision in Thurnham Lane, Bearsted, on January 20 last year.

Having lost control of the vehicle on a road with a 60mph limit, he skidded and hit Thomas and Susan Corkery, who were out with a friend's dog, Gracie, at the time. All three were killed.

Gunn, 38, is now on trial at Maidstone Crown Court where he denies two offences of causing death by dangerous driving.

The jury was told that the defendant has admitted causing the death of the couple by careless driving, as well as a charge in relation to the dog.

But opening the case agains

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