Chelsea Defender Wesley Fofana Gets Driving Ban For Speeding On Hard Shoulder

A Chelsea footballer who was caught connected camera speeding down nan difficult enarthrosis of a engaged A roadworthy his Lamborghini has been handed a lengthy driving ban.

Wesley Fofana, 24, pleaded blameworthy astatine North East Surrey magistrates tribunal to 1 count of driving dangerously connected 20 April on nan A3 Esher bypass successful Hook, Hampshire. The incident came to ray aft different motorist captured nan footage connected a dashcam and reported it to nan police.

The day of nan offence predates 8 different speeding charges for which Fofana was disqualified from driving for 2 years successful May.

The recording, published by nan CPS, shows him speeding connected nan difficult enarthrosis and winding recklessly done traffic.

The territory judge Julie Cooper sentenced Fofana to an 18-month organization order, which includes 300 hours of organization work and ordered him to salary £85 costs and a £114 unfortunate surcharge.

“You evidently realise location are a batch of young group who look up to you and they would for illustration to beryllium for illustration you and travel you. That’s portion of nan full gig,” Cooper told him.

“However, they will not beryllium capable to spend these costly cars, pinch each their additions that support them safe and you could person immoderate 17-year-old, who has conscionable passed their test, who deliberation they tin transcript you.

“They will not beryllium capable to grip their car and do immoderate ridiculous driving manoeuvres and they are dead. You request to beryllium overmuch much responsible astir your behaviour.”

Prosecutor Rabbi Khan said nan different motorist captured Fofana’s achromatic Lamborghini connected their dashcam astir 4.50pm. Khan told nan court: “The witnesser identified nan threat and this suspect was driving connected nan difficult enarthrosis astatine velocity successful a 50mph zone.

“The offence is aggravated by an approaching crook that was signposted and he is not indicating erstwhile making these manoeuvres. He refused to abide by nan roadworthy rules astatine speed.”

Fofana was disqualified astatine Lavender Hill magistrates tribunal successful May for 8 speeding offences committed while driving his Rolls-Royce Cullinan, a bluish Audi and nan aforesaid Lamborghini Urus.

He admitted each nan offences and was fined a full of £5,328, positive a £2,131 unfortunate surcharge and £110 costs. On that occasion, he received 38 punishment points connected his licence, taking his full to 47. The latest offence predates these speeding charges.

His solicitor, Imogen Cox, told nan court: “The video speaks for itself – 15 to 20 seconds of driving that are conceded. There is nary mentation aliases excuse for his driving connected that day.

“He attended voluntarily for an question and reply astatine Guildford constabulary position and apologised for driving and said he had learned a valuable instruction astir his driving and had nary mentation for his driving connected that day.

“This offence pre-dates nan speeding offences, which were each wrong a seven-month play and tied-up astatine Lavender Hill. He is fundamentally of bully character, having nary criminal convictions against him. He is fresh and patient and capable to transportation retired organization work.”

The judge said immoderate breach of nan caller 18-month driving prohibition was apt to consequence successful a situation sentence. “At nan extremity of nan disqualification you cannot thrust until you walk an extended driving trial and if you thrust arsenic a disqualified driver you will almost surely beryllium sent to prison, and that is career-ending,” she said.