England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford faces a court appearance after being chased by police for exceeding the speed limit by 20mph earlier this year.
Pickford, 32, is believed to have hit the 50mph mark in a 30mph zone in his £165,000 Lamborghini Urus when driving in in Knutsford, Cheshire.
The incident took place five days before April’s Merseyside derby, in which Pickford’s Everton lost 2-1 to bitter rivals Liverpool.
On April 14, PC Cecil Ricardo was leaving Knutsford station when he noticed Pickford’s car exceeding the speed limit, forcing two fellow road users to slam on their brakes, and then speeding away.
The officer then flicked on his blue lights and pusued Pickford, before eventually managing to pull the footballer and his blue Lamborghini over.
Under the Single Justice Procedure, Cheshire Police charged Pickford on September 23 and the Everton and Three Lions shot-stopper has since entered a guilty plea, and requested to attend court in an effort to avoid a ban.
In a witness statement provided by PC Ricardo, he said: ‘I then witnessed a blue Lamborghini Urus driving along Princess Street. It reached the junction with Toft Road, completely ignored the give way lines and pulled onto Toft Road causing two vehicles to slam on their brakes to avoid a collision.
‘The Lamborghini then sped down Toft Road, Knutsford. I activated my emergency equipment, lights and sirens and attempted to catch up with the vehicle.
‘At one point on Toft Road my vehicle’s speedometer indicated I was travelling at 50mph and the Lamborghini was still pulling away. The speed limit on that stretch of Toft Road is 30mph.’
More to follow.
