Footballer Jack Grealish has been handed nine-month driving ban after lockdown crash.
The Aston Villa captain and England international crashed his high-powered £80,000 Range Rover during March's national coronavirus lockdown.
The 25-year-old was sentenced at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (December 15), after previously pleading guilty to two charges, including one linked to the incident in which his 4×4 hit two parked vehicles in Dickens Heath, Solihull, West Midlands.
The Premier League star, of Barnt Green, Worcestershire, was involved in the incident less than 24 hours after issuing a Twitter video message urging people to stay at home to save lives and protect the NHS.
He also pleaded guilty to a separate offence of careless driving after prosecutors said an unmarked police car spotted him driving at more than 90mph along the M42 at "close to an intimidating distance" on October 18.
In addition to the ban, Grealish was also ordered to pay costs of £220 and a victim surcharge of £18.
This takes the total in costs and fines to £82,900 - all payable within seven days.
The winger will also have to apply for a new licence, once his ban ends.
