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England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford nearly caused a crash when he drove his £200,000 Lamborghini Urus carelessly through Knutsford on April 14, ignoring a give way sign and forcing two cars to brake suddenly. Police chased him but he eventually pulled over; Pickford has since pleaded guilty to driving without due care or attention and will appear in court again on December 7. The incident occurred at the intersection of Princess Street and Toft Road where Pickford was clocked going 50mph in a 30mph zone before stopping for police.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-05,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On April 14, England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford nearly caused a crash in his £200,000 Lamborghini Urus in Knutsford, Cheshire. The incident occurred when Pickford ignored a give way sign and forced two vehicles to brake suddenly to avoid a collision. Police pulled him over but he sped off before being detained. Pickford, who has 336 appearances for Everton and 92 caps for England, including playing in the Euro 2020 final and most recently the 2024 final, pleaded guilty to careless driving without due care or attention. He will appear at Chester Magistrates' Court on December 7 to provide his mitigation.
Written for “Pickford Careless Driving Incident” on 2026-10-05,
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England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford nearly caused a crash with two other cars during a bout of careless driving in his £200,000 Lamborghini supercar, a court has heard.
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court → publish → supercar
The 32-year-old was pulled over by police after ignoring a give way sign, forcing two cars to slam on the brakes, and then speeding off into the distance.
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old → pull → distance
The incident happened in the Cheshire town of Knutsford on 14 April, sparking a criminal prosecution for driving without due care or attention.
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incident → happen → care
Pickford, who has 336 appearances for Everton and 92 England caps, has pleaded guilty to the charge and will next appear at Chester Magistrates' Court on 7 December.
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who → have → December
According to court documents, PC Cecil Ricardo, from Cheshire Police, said he had just left the station when he saw Pickford's blue Lamborghini Urus complete with personalised number plates.
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he → accord → plates
"I was stationary on Bexton Road, Knutsford, waiting for traffic signals to turn green," he wrote.
"I then witnessed a blue Lamborghini Urus driving along Princess Street.
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Urus → wait → Street
"It reached the junction with Toft Road, completely ignored the give way lines and pulled onto Toft Road causing two vehicles to slam on their brakes to avoid a collision.
"
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vehicles → reach → collision
The Lamborghini then sped down Toft Road, Knutsford."
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Lamborghini → speed → Road
'Completely ignored'
Ricardo said he activated his lights and siren to set off in pursuit of the Lamborghini, noticing he was driving at 50mph (80.4 kmh) while the Lamborghini "was still pulling away".
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Lamborghini → ignore → mph
"The speed limit on that stretch of Toft Road, Knutsford, is 30mph," he noted.
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he → note → Road
The officer said Pickford appeared to notice the chasing police car and pulled over.
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Pickford → say → car
Pickford pleaded guilty in writing and told Warrington Magistrates Court: "I would like to attend court to put forward my mitigation."
His case was formally adjourned last week.
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case → plead → mitigation
Pickford, who started his career at Sunderland before loan spells at six clubs including Burton Albion, Bradford City and Preston North End, has featured for England at the 2018, 2022 and 2026 World Cups, and was in goal for the country's Euro 2020 and 2024 final appearances.
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who → start → appearances
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