West Ham United’s Dimitri Payet is tonight reported as having received a driving ban and been summoned to appear in court in September after being caught by police driving at 170km an hour (105 mph).
West Ham’s new playmaker is reported in L’Equipe as having recorded the speed after travelling back to his birthplace, Reunion, for a short break ahead of pre-season training.
He was allegedly ‘nicked’ while driving in a zone where there is a 110km limit. L’Equipe explain that speeding is a big problem on the island and causes an increasing numbers of deaths.
That court appearance would be on Reunion, off Madagascar, not exactly a short hop from Chawell Heath and it’s not clear whether he can send a legal representative to avoid any headaches for the Irons.
Well they did say he was fast lol