Ex-Manchester United player Williams given suspended sentence over crash
By Kim Pilling, PA
Former Manchester United footballer Brandon Williams has received a suspended jail sentence for dangerous driving after he reached almost 100mph seconds before his vehicle collided with another car.
Williams, 24, was spotted driving at high speeds and in an erratic manner in an Audi A3 on the A34 near Handforth, Cheshire, on August 20th, 2023.
His vehicle collided with a Ford Fiesta before crashing into the central reservation.
Williams was on loan at Ipswich Town at the time of incident.
Last June, Manchester United announced he would leave the club at the end of his contract.
In March, he pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and having no insurance.
On Friday, at Chester Crown Court, he was sentenced to a 14-month jail term, suspended for two years.
Recorder Eric Lamb also banned him from driving for three years and ordered he must undertake 180 hours of unpaid work as part of a community order.
