Daniel Drinkwate who plays for Chelsea as a midfielder is charged with drink driving after he was involved in the car accident.
The 29-year-old – capped three times by England on the back of his pivotal role in Leicester’s fairytale 2016 title victory – was arrested early on Monday morning after what police termed a “one-vehicle incident” on his way back to his home near Manchester following a charity event.
Drinkwater – who unlike former Leicester City teammate N’golo Kante failed to impose himself at Chelsea after a £35 million (R64.1 million) transfer in 2017 – was released on unconditional bail ahead of a hearing at Stockport Magistrates’ Court on May 13.
Drinkwater, who has not played in a competitive match for Chelsea for over a year, was accompanied by a female lawyer in the car, according to the newspaper, and both suffered minor injuries.
The unmarried father of one had been pictured exiting a fashionable London night club in the early hours of Friday morning with two women – though he dutifully turned up for training later that day.
.@ChelseaFC's Drinkwater charged with drink-driving after car crash pic.twitter.com/wt5zia3BZK
— Premier League News (@BarclaysLeague) April 9, 2019
Chelsea and England footballer Danny Drinkwater has been charged with drink-driving after a car crash.
The midfielder was arrested after a Range Rover crashed in Cheshire on Monday.
Should've stuck to those pints of water like Southgate… #ThreeLions #CFC #PL pic.twitter.com/jrLbU3DiKu
— GH Sports (@GHSports123) April 9, 2019
Drink water, Drinkwater https://t.co/F80I5gN1dF
— samarnath soory (@SamarnathSoory) April 9, 2019