Former Manchester United footballer Nicky Butt banned from driving after causing road crash
- Former Manchester United footballer Nicky Butt banned from driving for breaking a motorcyclist's leg in a road crash.
- The motorcyclist required metal rods inserted in his left leg and suffered psychological damage.
- Butt received a 12-month ban and must do 100 hours of unpaid work for causing the accident.
Former Manchester United footballer Nicky Butt has been banned from driving for 12 months and ordered to do 100 hours of unpaid work after causing a road crash that resulted in a motorcyclist's broken leg. The incident occurred when Butt, heading home after his son's football training, pulled out in front of a motorbike due to a momentary lapse of concentration. The motorcyclist, Adam Fielding, suffered serious injuries, including a broken leg and psychological damage. Butt expressed deep remorse for the accident and acknowledged the impact on Fielding and his family. Despite Butt's clean record and voluntary work with released prisoners, he was sentenced to a community order. The court recognized the accident as a result of Butt's momentary lapse of concentration.