Chelsea goalkeeper Robert Sanchez has been fined £1,520 and given three penalty points after being caught speeding on the M23 near Crawley, Surrey, according to The Sun.
Sanchez was recorded travelling at 47mph in a 40mph zone by a motorway camera. The offence took place in October and resulted in the 28-year-old Spanish goalkeeper being convicted of speeding.
The player, who joined Chelsea for a reported £25m and is said to earn £60,000 a week, was dealt with by Crawley Magistrates’ Court. The court heard the case in April, although details of the conviction were only made public recently after being revealed by The Sun.
The penalty points have been added to Sanchez’s driving licence, while the £1,520 fine was imposed for the offence. The reported speed was 7mph above the limit in the restricted section of the M23.
Sanchez is currently a Chelsea goalkeeper and has been identified in the court proceedings as the driver involved in the incident. The report concerns a speeding offence recorded away from football, with no further details about the circumstances of the journey made public in the information released.
The case was heard several months after the incident. Although Crawley Magistrates’ Court considered it in April, the relevant public records were not disclosed until they were recently reported by The Sun.
The goalkeeper’s reported salary and transfer value place the fine in the context of his position at Chelsea, but the punishment itself comprised the financial penalty and the three points on his licence.
The M23 is the motorway where the camera recorded Sanchez’s vehicle, while Crawley, in Surrey, was identified as the location connected with the court proceedings. The 40mph restriction applied to the stretch where the vehicle was detected travelling at 47mph.
Sanchez, aged 28 and from Spain, was the subject of the report because of the conviction and the resulting driving penalty. The information available states that the offence happened in October, that the court heard the case in April and that records were later made public.
The report by The Sun is the source of the details concerning the camera detection, the speed recorded, the fine, the penalty points and the timing of the court hearing.