Jack Grealish Handed Nine Month Driving Ban and £82,000 Fine

Jack Grealish Handed Nine Month Driving Ban and £82,000 Fine

Babajide Orevba
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:44 PM
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- Jack Grealish pleaded guilty to a two-count charge on careless driving

- The Aston Villa captain has been banned from driving for nine months and was also fined

- He rammed his £90,000 Range Rover into three parked vehicles in Solihull in March

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Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish has been handed a nine-month driving ban for breaking UK traffic rules on two separate occasions this year.

The England player was first involved in traffic rule breach in March before another one occurred in October, according to a report on Mirror.

The 25-year-old has been banned from driving for the next nine months and was also handed a heavy fine to the tune of £82,000 after pleading guilty to two offences.

Grealish appeared at the Magistrates Court in Birmingham on Tuesday morning, December 15, just before the hearing as he had earlier admitted to two counts of careless driving.

It was gathered that on March 29, the player rammed his £90,000 Range Rover into three parked vehicles in Solihull, as shown in footage during the court session.

Also, on October 18, he was caught over speeding on the M42 motorway as he reached up to 98mph on the lane which has a limit of 70mph.

Jack Grealish: Aston Villa captain handed nine month driving ban and £82,000 fine
Jack Grealish banned from driving for nine months. Photo: Catherine Ivill
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Speaking about the first incident, Tinofara Nyatanga, prosecuting, made reference to a witness who observed Grealish. He said:

"When he spoke with the defendant, he said he could smell intoxicating liquor on his breath, his speech was slurred, and he was unsteady on his feet."

Meanwhile, Manchester United are reportedly considering a move for Jack Grealish as several club are jostling for the signature of the Aston Villa captain.

He has attracted top chiefs at the Old Trafford who want their squad to be bolstered in January.

The 25-year-old has already found the back of the net six times in ten matches this season. And since making his international debut for England against Denmark in September, Grealish has been called up five times.

Legit.ng also reported that in his quest to fortify the Barcelona midfield, manager Ronald Koeman is reportedly desperate in signing Liverpool midfielder Georgino Wijnaldum.

The tactician is prepared to reunite with the former Newcastle United man who is already in the final months of his contract with the Reds.

Wijnaldum has been linked with a move to the Catalan club for some time now, but he has been a key player under Jurgen Klopp.

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Babajide Orevba is a CAF accredited Nigerian journalist and HOD of the Local Desk with over 10 years of experience in media landscape.He studied NCE Political Science/Social Studies, AOCOED.
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