A MAN has admitted causing the death of a 18-year-old mother in a crash in Southampton. 

Craig Procter, 38, pleaded guilty at Southampton Crown Court to causing the death of Mia Wort by dangerous driving. 

The young mother was killed after a crash between a Ford Focus and an Audi A3 on the A27 Kanes Hill. 

Ms Wort, who had been travelling as a passenger at the time, was pronounced dead at the scene. 

Procter, of The Acorns, Bursledon, also pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicle taking at a hearing today. 

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The crash took place at around 1.20am on July 17, 2021. 

Procter is now due to attend the same court next Thursday to be sentenced.

After her death, her family described her as a “loving and caring daughter, sister and mother". 

They added: “We watched with pride as she took her first steps as a new parent with her family by her side."