Jack Grealish charged by police over driving offences

Aston Villa captain Jack Grealish has been charged with driving offense. 

According to report, the police are charging the English footballer for driving without due care and attention, and failing to stop at or report a collision, and incident which happened back in March during lockdown. 

Grealish is set to appear in court on August 25. 

The midfielder was pictured on social media on a Birmingham street next to a Range Rover, which had apparently collided with two parked cars.

Grealish has since apologised saying he was "deeply embarrassed" after it emerged he had visited a friend's house, breaching government rules that were imposed to try to limit the spread of coronavirus.

"A Premier League footballer has been charged with driving without due care and attention, and failing to stop at or report a collision," a police statement said. "Jack Grealish is accused of the offences in Waterside, Dickens Heath, Solihull, on Sunday March 29.

"An investigation was launched after we responded to reports of a car hitting parked vehicles and the driver fleeing on foot. The 24-year-old from Barnt Green, Worcestershire, has been postal charged to appear before Birmingham Magistrates Court on August 25."