Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin has been fined £900 after pleading guilty to speeding while driving a Lamborghini through Runcorn.
Today, Chester Magistrates’ Court heard Calvert-Lewin’s vehicle was recorded speeding on the A533 Central Expressway southbound near Halton Lodge towards Beechwood at 1.08pm on August 18 last year. His Lamborghini was travelling at 58mph in a 50mph zone.
After initially pleading not guilty to speeding and a charge of failing to provide information, Calvert-Lewin - who was not present in court - changed his speeding plea to guilty via his legal representation Barry Warburton. Prosecutor Michael O’Kane offered no evidence on the charge of failing to provide information meaning the charge was dropped.
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A magistrates panel, chaired by Roy Baron, fined Calvert-Lewin £900, with an order to pay prosecution costs of £620, all within 28 days, and ordered a surcharge of £90. Three points were added to his licence, meaning he now has six points following a previous incident of speeding on February 28, 2020.
Mr Warburton commented that Calvert-Lewin, 24, was a “professional footballer” with a “disposable income in excess of £450 per week”.
The court heard the maximum fine for the offence was £1,000 but Calvert-Lewin’s guilty plea meant it was dropped by 10%. Chair of the bench Roy Baron ordered the total amount of £1,610 should be paid within 28 days.
Six members of the press were in court for the hearing, which lasted under 10 minutes.
The footballer joined Everton in 2016 and made his debut for the England national team in 2020. He was absent from Everton’s match against Wolverhampton Wanderers on Sunday as the club said he was ill.
