CCTV footage capturing the shocking moment that Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish mounted the kerb and crashed his £90,000 Range Rover was shown in court on Tuesday.
The 25-year-old England international was handed a nine-month driving ban and hit with a £82,000 fine at Birmingham Magistrates' Court after he pleaded guilty to two offences.
Grealish smashed into three parked vehicles in Solihull on March 29, and landed himself in trouble again on October 18 after travelling at speeds of up to 98mph on a 70mph limit motorway on the M42.
He smelt of alcohol and was slurring his words and unsteady on his feet after the crash in March, it is claimed. His barrister today blamed the crash on the “inappropriate footwear” the player was wearing.
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