Car Crash: Chelsea midfielder Drinkwater charged with drink-driving

Daniel Noel Drinkwater, plays for English side Chelsea and the English National Team as a midfielder - Getty

Chelsea and England footballer Danny Drinkwater has been charged with drink-driving after a car crash.


The midfielder was arrested after a Range Rover crashed in Mere, Cheshire, in the early hours of Monday.

Two women and a man were treated at the scene for minor injuries, Cheshire Police said.

Mr Drinkwater, 29, of Nether Alderley in Cheshire, was released on unconditional bail to appear at Stockport Magistrates' Court on 13 May.

Police were called to reports of a one-vehicle crash on Ashley Road in Mere at 00:30 BST and arrested the footballer.

The former Manchester United trainee won the last of his three England caps in 2016.