A 60-year-old man who admitted causing death by careless driving awaits sentence.
Christopher Fearnley, of Lower House Crescent in Filton, admitted the charge in relation to a multiple-vehicle crash on the M32 on January 4 last year.
Tragically local footballer Darren Butt died and three people were injured.
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The collision happened on the northbound side of the motorway, just past the Metrobus slip road near Stoke Park Estate, between junctions 2 for Eastville and Junction 1 for Hambrook.
The M32 was closed in both directions for a number of hours while police investigated the scene.
Judge William Hart bailed Fearnley, pending a probation report, for sentence on September 21.
The judge disqualified him from driving and told him: "All sentencing options are open."
Fearnley declined to comment as he left Bristol Crown Court.
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