"Reuters Premier League footballer Jack Grealish has been landed with a 1,000 court bill after his 210,000 Lamborghini ran a red traffic light on a late night drive through Liverpool. The 30-year-old attacking midfielder, who is currently on loan at Everton from Manchester City, was prosecuted by Merseyside Police after the incident last September. The force said Grealish's supercar was caught on camera going through a red light on the outskirts of Liverpool city centre."
"Kevin Scott, the safer roads unit manager for Merseyside Police, told Liverpool Magistrates Court that Grealish's distinctive sky blue sportscar was seen in the footage. It was travelling along Leeds Street and Vauxhall Road when it passed the traffic signal 1.4 seconds after it had changed to red, the court heard. Police sent a letter to a property in Manchester on September, asking Grealish to confirm who was driving his car that night."
"He was then prosecuted and convicted for failing to tell police if he, or another person, was at the wheel of the car at the time. Magistrates in Liverpool handed Grealish six penalty points in a closed-door hearing last week and ordered him to pay a fine, costs, and a court fee totalling 1,044. The incident happened at just after 23:30 BST on 12 September, the night before Grealish played for Everton in a 0-0 Premier League clash with his former side Aston Villa."
Jack Grealish was prosecuted after his Lamborghini ran a red light on the outskirts of Liverpool in September. Video footage showed his distinctive sky-blue sportscar passing the signal 1.4 seconds after it changed to red. Police sent letters to addresses in Manchester and Cheshire asking Grealish to confirm who was driving, and they said he failed to comply. The running-a-red-light charge was withdrawn but Grealish was convicted for failing to tell police who was at the wheel, received six penalty points in a closed hearing, and was ordered to pay fines, costs and a court fee totalling 1,044. Grealish was on loan at Everton from Manchester City and the incident occurred the night before an Everton match.
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