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Semi-pro footballer jailed after being filmed driving at 191mph on motorway

Wednesday, 12 August 2026 12:33

A semi-pro footballer filmed driving at 191mph on a motorway has been jailed, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said.

Connor Charlton, 32, a centre forward for Nostell Miners Welfare in the Northern Counties East League, was also involved in a scam where other drivers took penalty points for speeding offences in return for cash.

He was jailed at Leeds Crown Court for four years and banned from driving for four years and seven months.

The CPS released a video of Charlton drifting his powerful BMW at a roundabout, with tyres screeching, almost causing a collision with a van.

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And in another clip, a passenger filmed him driving at 191mph on a motorway in the West Yorkshire area.

The CPS said Charlton, of Hunslet, Leeds, admitted 10 counts of dangerous driving and four offences of perverting the course of justice.

Sky News

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