Ex-Premier League star traced by personalised number plate after teen girl hit and run
Share:
A former Premier League football star left a teenager in A&E after causing a hit and run accident while on his way to his job as a £360-a-week apprentice. Sammy Ameobi, 32, smashed his Audi E-Tron car with a personalised plate into the teenager's Citroen C1 during morning rush hour. A court heard how he then fled the scene, leaving the 19-year-old in the wreckage. Her family say she was propelled into the path of oncoming traffic and suffered undisclosed injuries. The victim was rushed to hospital with her car written off.
The former Newcastle United winger was traced after the teenager's mum posted a public appeal for information about the culprit – and included the distinctive SAMM11Y number plate of his electrically powered 4x4. Police also used CCTV footage of the accident to track Ameobi down and it emerged he had no valid insurance to drive the luxury car. When quizzed, the former Premier League footballer claimed he was in a ‘’panic’’ because he had just started a new job as an apprentice earning £22,000 a year - and was in a hurry to get to work.
At Chester Magistrates Court, Ameobi, living in Northwich, pleaded guilty to failing to stop after an accident and having no insurance and was fined £240 with £181 in costs and victim surcharge. His licence was endorsed with six penalty points. Val Tonkinson, prosecuting, said: “This offence dates back to November 12 of last year at 7.10am. The driver of the other vehicle was driving along Chester Way, Northwich, which is linked to a roundabout.
Share:
More for You
