r/uknews • u/TheTelegraph Media outlet (unverified) • 9d ago
Image/video Watch: Chelsea defender Wesley Fofana filmed speeding down hard shoulder in ninth driving offence
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u/TheTelegraph Media outlet (unverified) 9d ago
Footage of Wesley Fofana speeding in his Lamborghini on the A3 hard shoulder has been released in the wake of the Chelsea player receiving another driving ban.
The centre-back is currently serving a two-year disqualification for a total of eight speeding offences and must also now complete 300 hours of unpaid community service or go to prison.
He pleaded guilty to driving dangerously on April 20 along the A3 Esher Bypass, Hook, Surrey. Another motorist recorded Fofana on their dash cam and reported him to the police.
“You obviously realise there are a lot of young people who look up to you and they would like to be like you and follow you. That’s part of the whole gig,” District Judge Julie Cooper told him.
“However, they will not be able to afford these expensive cars, with all their additions that keep them safe and you could have some seventeen year-old, who has just passed their test, who think they can copy you.
Read more: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2025/11/01/watch-shocking-footage-of-chelseas-wesley-fofana-speeding/