Chelsea ace Danny Drinkwater charged with drink-driving ‘over smash minutes after leaving ‘chav’ party with glamorous lawyer’
The Premier League star, 29, was arrested yesterday morning when his Range Rover smashed into a Skoda
CHELSEA star Danny Drinkwater has today been charged with drink-driving after allegedly ploughing into a car when he left a party.
Drinkwater, 29, was with glamorous lawyer Beth Mantel, who he met at the party, when he is understood to have hit a Skoda early yesterday morning.
The crash left debris strewn across the country road in Hale, Gtr Manchester, and a fence was flattened, it was said.
Cheshire Police confirmed today Drinkwater had been charged with drink-driving and will appear in court on May 13.
A spokesperson said: "Danny Drinkwater was arrested shortly after 12.30am on Monday 8 April following a one-vehicle collision on Ashley Road in Mere."
If convicted, Drinkwater could face a maximum of six months in prison and a driving ban.
'CHAV' PARTY
The star had been at the charity event in an upmarket bar called Victors, which had asked fancy dress partygoers to dress like 'chavs'.
England ace Drinkwater, solicitor Beth Mantel, 33, and Skoda driver Emma Brown, 30, were all treated for minor injuries.
It is thought unmarried dad-of-one Drinkwater and Beth left together at around 12.30am. The alleged smash was six miles from Danny’s £1.8million home.
Beth, of Wilmslow, Cheshire, specialises in criminal law.
It came just hours before Chelsea’s Premier League match with West Ham.
On Friday, Drinkwater was seen leaving a VIP London nightclub at 1:40am with two women, a blonde and a brunette.
A few hours later he was sweating it out at training.
THE £35MILLION FLOP
The Sun on Sunday told in January how Drinkwater was using dating app Bumble to look for romance — using a picture that showed off his toned torso.
Drinkwater has been frozen out of the Chelsea side this season by Italian manager Maurizio Sarri.
The midfielder, who was signed by Chelsea for £35million after he won the Premier League with Leicester in 2016, has not played a competitive game for 13 months.
Beth declined to comment yesterday.
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