A woman has admitted causing the death of a teenager described by his parents as a "kind and caring" son.

Jayne Lee-Alliston, 31, was at the wheel of her Ford Fiesta when it struck a Land Rover Discovery travelling in the opposite direction on the A257 near Littlebourne.

Kyle Plommer, 19, was a backseat passenger in the Fiesta and died at the scene in February last year.

His brother, Damien, 21, was also in the car, but both he and a 42-year-old woman in the Land Rover escaped serious injury.

Lee-Alliston, of Horseless Road, Boughton Under Blean, has now admitted her careless driving caused the teenager's death, but she will not be sentenced until May.

During a hearing at Maidstone Crown Court on Monday, Judge Philip Statman ruled he needed a probation report before deciding her fate.

He then took the unusual step of addressing Mr Plommer’s mother and father, Geoff and Diane Plommer, who were sat in the public gallery.

He told them: “I am very very sorry that this has happened, as I am aware of the enormous suffering which has been caused by his death.”

The judge told Lee-Alliston the delay in proceedings was not her fault but he needed a report on all of her circumstances before passing sentence.

Following Kyle's death, his parents, of Underwood Close, Canterbury, had spoken of their sports-loving son, a former pupil of the Archbishop's School.

He was a member of Littlebourne and Sturry Cricket Clubs and previously played for Street End colts. He was also an avid watcher of the game and supported Kent.

Mr Plommer, a financial adviser, said: "He was kind, caring, generous and just liked to please everyone.

"He was always smiling, telling us he loved us and would share anything he had.

"Even on the morning he died, he had texted me saying, 'Hi dad, going to meet Damien. See you later. Love you'."

Lee-Alliston, who is subject to an interim driving ban, is due to be sentenced at the same court on May 10.