Marcus Rashford tells court, on Thursday, the ‘remarkable’ excuse for being caught speeding as he’s banned from driving.
The 26 year old Man Utd forward was found to be doing 104mph on the M60 motorway, way above the 70mph limit, in his £560,000 Rolls-Royce Cullinan Blue Shadow on the 12th of December 2023, says court documents.
According to a statement provided to the court by the arresting officer, Rashford, said he believed he was being followed by a white vehicle. At this point, per the statement, he was told he should have contacted emergency services.
Marcus Rashford told a court he believed he was being followed when he passed an unmarked police car at a speed of 104mph.
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In June 2024, he admitted to speeding, and this week, he appeared at Salford Magistrates Court by video link on Thursday, to discover his punishment, in which he was handed a £1,666 fine in addition to his driving ban was ordered to pay a £666 victim surcharge and £120 in court costs, having earlier provided a guilty plea in relation to to a single speeding offence.
“Rashford said that the reason he was speeding was because he was being followed by a white vehicle and asked if I had seen it at the lights,” the officer, who stopped Rashford, said, per the MEN. “He also said he thought that I was the white vehicle following him.
“I said I had not and would review the video footage from the vehicle. I also told him he needs to call 999 if he feels he is being followed, he said it happens all the time and that he would be calling us every day. I then told him to slow down, and he went on his way whilst I reviewed the footage.
“On reviewing the footage due the duration from when he overtook me up until stopping him on Eden Park Road, I have not seen any evidence of a white vehicle following him. I also noted that on realising he was being followed he has slowed down and his speed was within 5mph of the speed limit.”
🚨| Marcus Rashford has been banned from driving for 6 months after he was speeding at over 100mph on the M60, telling a court that he thought he was being followed when he overtook an undercover police car.
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This incident occurred three months after Rashford crashed a Rolls Royce Black Badge Wraith into a traffic island in September of the same year, with footage showing the extent of the accident on social media.
He was uninjured but left shaken with his vehicle seriously damaged, as broken parts of the car could be seen scattered all over the road, ‘near the club’s Carrington training complex not long after he had left.’
His Man Utd teammates returned from Burnley by coach before getting in their personal vehicles to head back to their homes after the game.
Police soon turned up to the scene, with parts of vehicle left strewn sideways across the road with traffic appearing to be halted with officers investigating and clearing what was left behind.
As seen in the video footage, the traffic island toppled over just metres from where he pulled over onto the side of the road.
Bruno Fernandes had reportedly stopped his car, got out and helped him.
He went on to sell his wrecked Rolls Royce at auction for a fraction of the original price.
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Marcus Rashford sells his wrecked £700,000 Rolls-Royce at auction for fraction of the price
Fans gave their reaction as Marcus Rashford tells court the ‘remarkable’ excuse for being caught speeding as he’s banned from driving …
@JPFrench2: There is no fucking end to this guy lately, don’t know what went wrong but please @ManUtd sell him, he is becoming a problem, attacking fans multiple times, missing training due to partying and basically acting like a twat!
@Si_23Q: This excuse 😂😂😂
@RetiredReaIist: The absolute state of this thug 🤦🏽♂️. Could’ve taken somebodys life away but hey who cares about that. You’re not fit to wear the shirt @MarcusRashford
@Harr1sC: Not even kicked off the season and it’s already started.…
@KobiiBanks: Marcus never learns
@Mike87_United: Rashford again. 😕
@DonnyDunn: Same guy who parks wherever he wants in Manchester and racks up fine after fine after fine?
@Incorruptionem: Ffs Marcus
@utdstrime: Bro… That’s what you get when young millionaires buy sports cars.
@HeathJD_: One normal day as a United fan is all I ask
@MelvinS7ven: Oh for fuck sakes man. The season hasn’t even started. Please let this be the only ‘scandal’ this season.
@JM10ii: Hilarious guy. Not a day goes by without him doing something stupid 😭😭
@utdsnook: Always something going on with him lol
@StartupManutd: Marcus…. Please brother. Concentrate.
@chandler_ma: Shame he can’t speed around on the pitch!
@foreverayellow: hey, least the ban has saved a season full of his crashing his car
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