Footballer Jailed for 191mph Driving and Penalty Point Scam
Semi-professional footballer Connor Charlton has been sentenced to four years in prison for dangerous driving and perverting the course of justice. He was filmed driving at 191mph and involved in a scheme to sell off penalty points.
Key takeaways
- Semi-professional footballer Connor Charlton has been jailed for dangerous driving.
- He was filmed driving at 191mph and performing dangerous drifts.
- Charlton was also part of a scheme to sell penalty points for cash.
- He received a four-year prison sentence and a driving ban.
Connor Charlton, a 32-year-old semi-professional footballer, has been imprisoned for a series of driving offences and a scam involving penalty points. The Crown Prosecution Service stated that Charlton was involved in a scheme where individuals were paid to accept speeding tickets, thereby avoiding penalties for others.
Footage emerged showing Charlton, who plays as a centre forward for Nostell Miners Welfare FC in the Northern Counties East League, drifting a BMW at a roundabout, narrowly avoiding a collision with a van. A passenger also recorded Charlton driving at speeds of 191mph on a motorway.
Charlton, residing in Hunslet, appeared at Leeds Crown Court on Wednesday. He received a four-year jail sentence and a driving ban of four years and seven months. He had previously pleaded guilty to ten charges of dangerous driving and four charges of perverting the course of justice.
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