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trouble in cashley land

Chelsea player Ashley Cole guilty of speeding at 104mph

Chelsea footballer Ashley Cole has been found guilty of driving at 104mph in a 50mph zone in south-west London.

The player, from Godalming, Surrey, was caught speeding in his Lamborghini on the A3 in Kingston just after midday on 17 November 2008.

Cole, who was not present in court, had claimed he was being chased by paparazzi and denied the charge.

Kingston Magistrates' chairwoman Judith Jewell warned he may be banned from driving when sentenced on 29 January.

The court heard that, when stopped, Cole told police he was aware it was a 50mph zone and thought he was driving at 80mph but complained about a photographer following him.

His lawyer Katherine Hodson had argued the player had no case to answer and claimed the speed gun might not have been operating properly.

Giving the verdict Ms Jewell said: "We find that we were convinced enough by the evidence given that he was travelling at 104mph.

"Our reasons are that we feel that the evidence of the police officer was credible, and we feel entitled to believe that the equipment was operating properly."

Richard Lomax, prosecuting, said: "The defendant was stopped and spoken to and the words he said at the time, when it became plain that somebody was pointing a speed camera at him, were 'Can't you do anything about those idiots who keep chasing me?'."

He added: "It is plain that he found the attention of persons with cameras unwelcome and he was trying to get away from them.

"It cannot be a defence to the offence of speeding that one is trying to get away in the circumstances of members of the press showing excessive attention."

Traffic officer John Wills was on duty on Robin Hood Way and said Cole was aware of the 50mph limit.

"Then I asked him what speed he was doing and he said '80mph'. I pointed out he was doing considerably more than that and showed him the laser device.

"He pointed out that there was a man with a camera some distance further down the road.

"I saw him (the photographer) at that time, but I had no idea when he turned up. He was certainly not in evidence when I first saw the Lamborghini."
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what a complete idiot
also it seems like this took an awful long time to go to court :/
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[info]lokandkey

January 4 2010, 17:01:02 UTC 2 years ago

i bet the worse he'll get is a fine.

[info]luckiey_starrz

January 4 2010, 17:05:18 UTC 2 years ago

104, niiiiiiiiiiiice

[info]ashleyellisx

January 4 2010, 17:06:56 UTC 2 years ago

wasn't Defoe caught doing the same thing? like today or yesterday, idk.

I guess speeding is the new drinking.

[info]epouvante

January 4 2010, 17:12:02 UTC 2 years ago

yep, 45 in a 30 zone. it was almost a year ago though, he paid the fine today.

this is what i do when i want to avoid work.

[info]taversham

January 4 2010, 17:12:23 UTC 2 years ago

had claimed he was being chased by paparazzi and denied the charge

Cashley, you can either deny that you did something wrong or make up an excuse for why you were doing it. But both is over-egging the pudding.

[info]oneminutecloser

January 4 2010, 17:19:30 UTC 2 years ago

idgi, cop cars can't go as fast as lamborghinis, why don't they just speed away?

[info]oui_janine

January 4 2010, 17:39:13 UTC 2 years ago

cos his license plate is on record, and if he sped away they would just go to his house and it would be waaaay waaaaaay worse for him.

It would prob be cashley and his town car for at least a year, not that that wouldn't be funny as hell though :)

[info]oneminutecloser

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[info]issyc

January 4 2010, 17:36:32 UTC 2 years ago

he was probably reliving the moment arsenal told him he was only getting sixty grand a week.

[info]oui_janine

January 4 2010, 17:39:32 UTC 2 years ago

ahahahaa A+

[info]binhaf

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[info]oui_janine

January 4 2010, 17:40:16 UTC 2 years ago

like he'll even care. He'll get fined a couple of hundred quid, he prob spends more on socks.

[info]superelle07

January 4 2010, 18:03:46 UTC 2 years ago Edited:  January 4 2010, 18:06:04 UTC

who cares about this douche look at what i found on my way to college this morning.

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i did lol.

[info]issyc

January 4 2010, 18:21:35 UTC 2 years ago

someone keyed our car outside our house saying 'i know where you live'
well, duh.

[info]superelle07

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[info]xmakesmewonder

January 4 2010, 18:35:46 UTC 2 years ago

trouble in cashley land

lol tell me something new.

[info]katiekylie

January 4 2010, 18:55:29 UTC 2 years ago

You go boy.

[info]ashleyellisx

January 4 2010, 20:35:07 UTC 2 years ago

i guess you're waiting for him to go even faster and kill himself then?

[info]xmakesmewonder

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[info]miselemeas

January 4 2010, 19:18:39 UTC 2 years ago

What does it achieve Ashley?

[info]4jinx_removing

January 4 2010, 19:33:24 UTC 2 years ago

Maybe that's his wife got him the Bentley for Christmas, doesn't go as fast. *snerk*

[info]riyaynwa

January 4 2010, 19:43:05 UTC 2 years ago

Wow Cashley. You're awesome.

And 104. Holy ****.

[info]enjoyelsilence

January 4 2010, 20:15:53 UTC 2 years ago

104 is insane

[info]palepinksmile

January 4 2010, 20:21:49 UTC 2 years ago

Honestly, this guy. Mind you, not that I want to condone speeding or anything but when my Dad got pulled over for it in America years back, the copper was like "It took me four miles to catch up" My dad said back "You wanna get yourself a faster motor, mate."

At least Cash didn't do that. Although to be fair, my dad was doing 85 and not 104.

[info]flashflashflash

January 4 2010, 20:31:08 UTC 2 years ago

Douchebag.

[info]abfabregas

January 4 2010, 20:59:03 UTC 2 years ago

man you brits and your wierd measuring systems

[info]ema_load

January 4 2010, 21:00:53 UTC 2 years ago

ikr

silly brits

[info]blueforever10

January 4 2010, 22:33:47 UTC 2 years ago

Yeah what a fucking idiot, who would ever drive fast in a Lamborghini???

He should be put to death, maybe stoned...yeah...definitely stoned to death.

[info]binhaf

January 4 2010, 22:44:59 UTC 2 years ago

I volunteer to apply the sentence :D

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[info]vivajenn

January 5 2010, 02:57:26 UTC 2 years ago

Dumbass
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