Former Manchester United footballer Brandon Williams was seen arriving at Chester Crown Court in Cheshire on Friday morning ahead of his sentencing .
Williams, 24, was pictured in a black suit as he is set to face a potential two-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to dangerous driving last month.
Williams crashed his car at 99mph ‘with a balloon in his mouth’ while accompanied by a young woman in August 2023.
Prosecutors said it was ‘fortunate’ nobody was seriously injured or killed in the crash, which occurred on the A34 in Cheshire.
His sentencing comes nearly a year since he was released by Manchester United when his four-year deal worth £65,000 a week ran out, leaving the left-back without a club.
Prior to pleading guilty, Williams already has a chequered driving history that saw him accrue 30 penalty points.
Brandon Williams, 24, was seen arriving at Cheshire Crown Court on Friday morning
He received driving bans of six months in October 2023 and 12 months in May 2024.
In the case from last May, he twice failed to declare who was driving and was awarded 12 points as well as a £1,000 fine.
Prior to his sentencing, Williams spoke out about how he has found it difficult to cope after not being picked up by another club.
Speaking on Ben Foster’s The Fozcast, Williams explained: ‘It hurts me watching football now because I just want to be there, I just want to play, I miss being in a team, on the coach, I just think it’s that thing where it gets too much for somebody sometimes.’
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