A driver with multiple sclerosis has admitted mowing down and killing a mother and baby in his car.
Tyson Haynes, 53, crashed into Nicole Newman, 23, as she pushed her eight-month-old Luciano Bianco-Newman in a buggy across the road in Penge, east London.
Nicole died at the scene on the evening of January 13, 2019 while little Luciano suffered critical injuries and died seven days later.
Haynes was allegedly speeding in his Ford Fiesta on a 30mph road at the time of the collision.
The court heard the crash happened on an urban residential road near shops and houses.
Haynes pleaded guilty to causing the deaths by careless driving during a hearing at the Old Bailey on Wednesday.
He denied alternative charges of causing the deaths by dangerous driving.
Prosecutor Alan Blake accepted the plea following consultation with the victims' family.
He added it was in the "public interest" in light of the defendant's medical condition.
Haynes, who is on bail, entered his pleas by video-link to the court as the family watched remotely.
The defendant spoke only to confirm his identity and answer the charges, wearing a grey sweatshirt and sitting in a wheelchair.
Judge Richard Marks said it would not be appropriate to sentence him while he was not present in person.
He added that a sentence of immediate imprisonment is a "real option".
The court heard Charlie Bianco-Ashley, who is the father of Luciano and Nciole's partner, had wanted to attend court today but is in a wheelchair due to a recent accident that resulted in a spinal injury.
Haynes was remanded in custody ahead of sentencing.
Judge Marks adjourned sentencing without fixing a date, saying it is imperative it is dealt with at the earliest opportunity.
In 2019, an eyewitness to the crash said they saw Nicole walking with Charlie at the time and she was thrown 20ft into the air.
They told of a distressing scene, with the baby still in its pram after the collision and paramedics trying to revive the mother.
Eyewitness Joe Ball, 30, told the Evening Standard he heard a crash and saw the mother land on her head after she was thrown into the air.
The electrician said: “I have never seen anything like it in my life. I knew she was dead when I called the ambulance, I just couldn’t look. All I can think about is hearing the car hit her. I have never heard a bang like it.
“It all happened so quickly. In that split second I saw her up in the air.”
Mr Ball said the mother was walking with her partner at the time of the crash.
He added: “I heard her boyfriend say, ‘My girlfriend is dead’. It was just horrendous to see something like that.”
Luciano's devastated grandmother previously described Nicole as a "lovely girl".
Nicole had been staying at the Bianco-Ashley home for a year while pregnant and just after the baby was born.
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But she said Nicole and her son Charlie then moved into a privately rented flat.
Mrs Bianco-Ashley said at the time: "They have been sleeping on the floor for the last year. They have been together since they were 12.
"The baby is eight and a half months old now and they have their own little flat. They could not get a flat from the council and they went private.
"I called them as I had not seen them, and I usually see them every day. Charlie said 'we are watching a film'. Then a few hours later this happens.
"As soon as I heard I took a minicab, I ran out into the road and Charlie pulled me back and said 'I don't want you to be killed too'.
"They are a lovely couple, perfect for each other. And the baby is so beautiful."
