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By Press Association 2021
Jack Grealish court case
England footballer Jack Grealish has been banned from driving for nine months and fined £82,499 after crashing his high-powered Range Rover during March’s Covid-19 lockdown, while wearing mis-matched slippers.
The 25-year-old Aston Villa captain was sentenced at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, after previously pleading guilty to two charges of careless driving, including one linked to the incident in which his 4×4 hit two parked vehicles in Mereways, Dickens Heath, Solihull.
CCTV footage of the lockdown incident was played to court showing what prosecutors said was the £80,000 4×4 being “reversed at speed” and crashing into a Citroen van, then “swerving” across the road and smashing into a Mercedes car, in a “side-swipe” collision.
By Press Association 2021
Jack Grealish
England footballer Jack Grealish is due to be sentenced for careless driving after crashing his £80,000 Range Rover during March’s Covid-19 lockdown.
The 25-year-old Aston Villa captain pleaded guilty to two charges at a previous court hearing, including one linked to the incident when his 4×4 hit two parked vehicles in Dickens Heath, Solihull, West Midlands.
A judge was told that a witness said Grealish smelled of “intoxicating liquor” and was slurring his words, immediately after the crash on March 29.
Jack Grealish crashed his white Range Rover into parked cars in Solihull (Jacob King/PA)
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.
England star Jack Grealish accompanied by ‘Milk Tray man’ for court arrival
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15 December 2020, 3:28 pm
Jack Grealish – known for his flamboyant style on and off the pitch – arrived at court on foot as his £80,000 Range Rover was used to deliver a box of Milk Tray to the media nearby.
The England star, wearing a suit and a waist-length overcoat, sauntered into Birmingham Magistrates Court with a minder, as the 4×4 he crashed during lockdown appeared to be used as a decoy to briefly distract waiting camera crews.
Grealish entered the courthouse minutes before his 9.30am listing time, seconds after the driver of his car – now with a black paint job – got out and handed a small box of Cadbury Milk Tray to a member of the media.
By Press Association 2021
Jack Grealish
England footballer Jack Grealish has been banned from driving for nine months and fined a total of £82,499 after crashing his high-powered £80,000 Range Rover during March’s Covid-19 lockdown.
The 25-year-old Aston Villa captain was sentenced at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, 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.
A judge was told that a witness said Grealish smelled of “intoxicating liquor” and was slurring his words immediately after the crash on March 29.
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.