England star Jordan Pickford set to face court following 50mph Lamborghini chase after ‘almost causing car pile-up’
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 pursued Pickford, before eventually managing to pull over the footballer and his blue Lamborghini, which can hit 62mph in just 3.5seconds.
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.
Jordan Pickford has entered a guilty plea for exceeding the speed limit by roughly 20mph back in April
Pickford is believed to have hit the 50mph mark in a 30mph zone in his £165,000 Lamborghini Urus
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.’
Pickford is said to have not initially responded to the blue lights, but after a brief pursuit did pull over.
‘I approached the driver’s side and the driver identified himself as Jordan Pickford,’ PC Ricardo added. ‘I cautioned Pickford, pointed out the offence of driving without due care and attention and issued a traffic offence report. He made no reply.’
Pickford requested a court hearing and in a brief submission wrote that he would like ‘to put forward my mitigation’.
The incident occured five days before Everton’s 2-1 derby defeat to Liverpool back in April
Careless driving could lead to a potential ban but if the offence does not meet that threshold then Pickford could possibly receive three to nine penalty points. A court date at Warrington magistrates’ is yet to be confirmed.
Pickford is currently on international duty with England, with the Three Lions facing the Czech Republic in their final Nations League fixture of the current break on Tuesday evening.
The Everton keeper, who lives near Knutsford with his wife Megan and their three young children, started in goal in the Three Lions’ 7-0 win over Croatia on Saturday and has earned 91 caps for his country.
