England and Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford will appear in court this December after pleading guilty to driving carelessly in his Lamborghini supercar. The 32-year-old from Tyne and Wear ignored a give-way sign, forced two cars to slam on their brakes and was pursued by police in Knutsford on April 14 this year, Warrington Magistrates' Court heard.
Incident details
Pickford, who has 336 appearances for Everton and 92 England caps, pleaded guilty to driving without due care or attention and has requested a court hearing to explain his mitigation, the Press Association reports.
According to court documents, PC Cecil Ricardo, from Cheshire Police, said he had just left the station when he saw Pickford's blue Lamborghini Urus complete with personalised number plates.
Police pursuit
“I was stationary on Bexton Road, Knutsford, waiting for traffic signals to turn green,” he wrote. "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 [away]."
PC Ricardo said he activated his lights and siren to set off in pursuit of the Lamborghini, noticing he was driving at 50mph while the Lamborghini “was still pulling away”.
Court hearing
“The speed limit on that stretch of Toft Road, Knutsford, is 30mph,” he noted. The officer said Pickford appeared to notice the chasing police car and pulled over.
Pickford pleaded guilty in writing in the Single Justice Procedure and told Warrington Magistrates Court: “I would like to attend court to put forward my mitigation.”
His case was formally adjourned last week until a hearing at Chester Magistrates’ Court on December 7.
