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A man on trial accused of deliberately mowing down a “nuisance biker” in his company pick-up truck has told a jury he never intended any harm. National Grid worker Adam Watts, 42, was at the wheel of a Mitsubishi 4×4 when he allegedly rammed the rear of Richard Atkinson’s off-road motorcycle on farmer’s land in Betteshanger, near Deal. Mr Atkinson suffered numerous fractures, cuts, and bruises, and spent almost six weeks in hospital after the incident in January 2020. Canterbury Crown Court heard he estimated he was riding his pit bike at about 20mph along a track in a private field north of W…

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