A father and son were in a state of “fury” during a road chase that ended in a crash and the death of a four-year-old boy, a court has been told.
Patrick Maughan, 54, and his son, Owen Maughan, 27, of Hill Rise, Darenth, both deny the murder of Peter Maughan at Maidstone Crown Court.
Prosecutor Richard Jory KC said the pair were driving a pick-up truck on the A2 in Kent after a day drinking in Rochester on 1 June last year, when they saw other family members in another vehicle.
Jory said for reasons that were unclear, the pair became angry, and after both pick-up trucks left the A2 near Northfleet, Owen drove into the wrong lane and clipped the other vehicle at 60mph (96.5km/h).