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Footballer Faces Road Ban for Failing to Name Speeding Driver
Prosecutors said the Lamborghini was clocked at 50mph in a 40mph zone, and Antonio now faces six more penalty points.
- On Wednesday, April 22, Birmingham Magistrates' Court convicted former West Ham United star Michail Antonio in his absence of failing to identify the driver of his Lamborghini to police.
- Prosecutors dropped the speeding charge after Antonio failed to respond to West Midlands Police requests; his Lamborghini Urus was clocked at 50mph in a 40mph zone on March 1 last year.
- With six existing penalty points from a December 2024 insurance conviction, Antonio now faces a potential driving ban under 'totting up' procedures, with sentencing scheduled for June 19 in Birmingham.
- The 36-year-old previously spent three weeks in hospital after a December 2024 Ferrari crash in Epping Forest that left him with a broken leg; he also crashed a Lamborghini Huracan on Christmas Day 2019.
- Separately, the Qatar Stars League player faces a July 7 hearing at Bexley Magistrates' Court regarding an alleged failure to identify the driver during a November incident on Pall Mall.
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Former Premier League star Michail Antonio has been clocked speeding in his £200,000 Lamborghini merely three months after nearly losing his life in a horror car crash.The former West Ham forward was recorded exceeding the speed limit in Birmingham.The luxury vehicle was captured by a speed camera in March 2025, travelling at 50mph in a 40mph zone.This incident occurred just weeks after Antonio had been hospitalised following a horrific crash in…
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