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Former Premier League and EFL player arrested for ‘drink driving and crashing Land Rover into shop’

A 37 year old former Premier League and EFL player has been arrested for ‘drink driving and crashing a Land Rover into a village shop’.

Reports emerged of a car having driven into the store in Wynyard, County Durham, at around 9:30pm last week with police arrived at the scene just after and despite substantial damage caused to the shop, no one suffered any injuries from incident.

A flat which was situated above the shop had to be evacuated to ensure the safety of the occupants. And photo from the crash show the Land Rover poking out of the store with police tape all around it.

A spokesperson from Cleveland Police said: ‘A 37-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of driving whilst under the influence of alcohol, after the black Land Rover Defender he was driving collided with the shop front of the Village Stores in Wynyard at around 9.30pm last night.

‘Nobody was hurt in the incident, but substantial damage was caused to the shop and occupants of the flats above had to be evacuated.

‘The man is currently in police custody.’

One passing dog walker told Teesside Live: ‘It’s ridiculous when will drivers learn? Residents now can’t use the shop. I hope they’re being charged for the damage.’

A Co-op spokesperson said later: “Following the incident on Friday night, November 4, where a vehicle collided with our store front in Wynyard, we are awaiting the outcome of structural assessments into the damage caused.

“Essential repairs can commence upon the removal of the vehicle and, while it is too early to confirm when the store will reopen, it is expected to begin serving the community again later this week.”

This is what social media users said after a former Premier League and EFL player was arrested for ‘drink driving and crashing his Land Rover into a shop’…

@JohnnyR1Red: If they had put a net over the shop front, he’d have missed it 😂

@detiling: First defender I’ve seen him beat

@fatleccy: Hit the post as usual 😬

@Waynech53151281: The first time I’ve seen him get anything between the posts.

@tottyhull: Replies to this 😂

@Scotsneil17: Just putting himself in the shop window

@kane_hewson: Wynyards seen better days

@Wig82: Was he aiming for the car park? Sounds about right. Hope nobody was hurt. 🤦🏻

@octa2342: He was aiming for the shop next door.

@JackChambers98: Bet he doesn’t do jail time for it like any normal person would

Carl Watson: They must of started doing drive through have they.

Dave Laing: Hope staff are Co op erating with enquiries 😂

Ste Bennett: Ppl doing the extremes to get that lurpak butter

Matty McCann: That’s because drink driving is rife in that village. There’s no police presence at any point so everyone drives to the stables, has a skinful and drives home again

Gary Alan Brown: A land rover …. Who would have guessed. 😅 straight out the golf club 7 pints deep, “il call in for a bottle of red on way home”

Rob Lewis: I’m not paying 20p for a carrier bag I’ll put everything straight into my car.

Jo Lyon: Should have gone to Specsavers

Josh Campbell: Can’t park there sir

Katie Colling: Do they not know it’s not a “drive through “🤷🏻‍♀️

Emma Clasper Walker: Must have heard they had a crate of Prime in!!!

Eddie Howlett: What the fuck is he playing at?!

Iris May Taylor: Hope no one was hurt. X 😳

Edward Nattrass: Driving prices up again

Paul Osbourne: Get him locked up, putting people’s lives around at risk, acting like a right prat

Sophie Dunn: Oops 😅 Should have reversed out

Jonathan Law: Apparently they knocked over the Caviar stand and there’s Saffron everywhere 🥲

Darren Baker: This will always happen when shops don’t have a sign outside saying “THIS SHOP ISN’T A DRIVE THROUGH”. Shops fault really.

Amanda Ward: Omg hope everyone is ok x

Gwen Walker: Bloody he’ll

Alan Atkinson: they need to place bollards around the entrance

Harry Tilson: yet another footballer driving erratically, fuck sort yourself out lad

Liam Riley: Christ looking quite a bad one that, lucky no one was hurt

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