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Scott Sellars: Ex-footballer sentenced for death crash | Scott Sellars: Ex-footballer sentenced for death crash |
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Ex-professional footballer Scott Sellars has been sentenced after he fell asleep while driving his car and killed a motorcyclist. | Ex-professional footballer Scott Sellars has been sentenced after he fell asleep while driving his car and killed a motorcyclist. |
Sellars, 47, who played for Newcastle and Blackburn, pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving. | Sellars, 47, who played for Newcastle and Blackburn, pleaded guilty to causing death by careless driving. |
He was driving home from work after returning from Dubai, where he had been coaching Manchester City's youth team. | He was driving home from work after returning from Dubai, where he had been coaching Manchester City's youth team. |
The crash happened on the A6 in Derbyshire in April 2011, Nottingham Crown Court heard. | The crash happened on the A6 in Derbyshire in April 2011, Nottingham Crown Court heard. |
Sellars, who started his career at Leeds in 1983, pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing. | Sellars, who started his career at Leeds in 1983, pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing. |
His six-month sentence was suspended and he was ordered to do 300 hours of community service. | |
The court was told Sellars had apologised to the family of the motorcyclist, Simon Burnett. | |
The judge, recorder Shaun Smith, said it was a single careless act because Sellars was not showing off or speeding. | |
The midfielder also played for England's under-21 team as well as Huddersfield Town and Mansfield Town. | The midfielder also played for England's under-21 team as well as Huddersfield Town and Mansfield Town. |
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