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| Marlon King jailed for 18 months for dangerous driving | Marlon King jailed for 18 months for dangerous driving |
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| An ex-Premier League footballer who caused a pile-up while eating ice cream at the wheel has been jailed for 18 months for dangerous driving. | An ex-Premier League footballer who caused a pile-up while eating ice cream at the wheel has been jailed for 18 months for dangerous driving. |
| Former Watford and Wigan striker Marlon King was driving a Porsche on the A46 near Newark in Nottinghamshire when the crash happened in April last year. | Former Watford and Wigan striker Marlon King was driving a Porsche on the A46 near Newark in Nottinghamshire when the crash happened in April last year. |
| The three-car smash left a man needing three weeks of hospital treatment. | The three-car smash left a man needing three weeks of hospital treatment. |
| King, 34, a Birmingham City player at the time, was also jailed in 2009 for sexual assault. | King, 34, a Birmingham City player at the time, was also jailed in 2009 for sexual assault. |
| 'Aggressive and arrogant' | 'Aggressive and arrogant' |
| The footballer, of Torksey, Lincolnshire, served 18 months for groping a woman and then breaking her nose in a London club. | The footballer, of Torksey, Lincolnshire, served 18 months for groping a woman and then breaking her nose in a London club. |
| In the latest case, King initially denied the charge but admitted dangerous driving shortly before a trial was due to start at Nottingham Crown Court in March. | In the latest case, King initially denied the charge but admitted dangerous driving shortly before a trial was due to start at Nottingham Crown Court in March. |
| Sentencing King at the court, Recorder Paul Mann QC said: "I do not regard your case as merely impulsive or silly behaviour. It was aggressive. It was arrogant." | Sentencing King at the court, Recorder Paul Mann QC said: "I do not regard your case as merely impulsive or silly behaviour. It was aggressive. It was arrogant." |
| King was seen weaving in and out of traffic on the dual carriageway before he undertook Martin Beck's VW Polo, which he considered was driving too slowly, the court heard. | |
| The former footballer, who was eating an ice cream bought from McDonald's moments earlier, then slammed his brakes on in frustration, forcing Mr Beck to perform an emergency stop. | The former footballer, who was eating an ice cream bought from McDonald's moments earlier, then slammed his brakes on in frustration, forcing Mr Beck to perform an emergency stop. |
| A third car crashed into the back of the Polo, pushing it into the back of King's Porsche. | A third car crashed into the back of the Polo, pushing it into the back of King's Porsche. |
| The footballer drove off, only for a witness to flag him down, thinking Mr Beck had been killed. | The footballer drove off, only for a witness to flag him down, thinking Mr Beck had been killed. |
| 'Genuinely remorseful' | 'Genuinely remorseful' |
| When he returned he blamed Mr Beck, who had to be cut free and flown to hospital, for causing the collision. | When he returned he blamed Mr Beck, who had to be cut free and flown to hospital, for causing the collision. |
| Mr Beck spent three weeks in hospital and required surgery for a fractured and dislocated forearm. A third driver was also taken to hospital for cuts and bruises. | Mr Beck spent three weeks in hospital and required surgery for a fractured and dislocated forearm. A third driver was also taken to hospital for cuts and bruises. |
| Charles Langley, defending, said King admitted he had been "frustrated" with Mr Beck's driving. | Charles Langley, defending, said King admitted he had been "frustrated" with Mr Beck's driving. |
| "It was dangerous. He should never have done it and he accepts that and he is genuinely remorseful," Mr Langley added. | "It was dangerous. He should never have done it and he accepts that and he is genuinely remorseful," Mr Langley added. |
| King was released by League One side Sheffield United in December. He has now retired and had planned to move to Zambia with his wife and family, the court heard. | King was released by League One side Sheffield United in December. He has now retired and had planned to move to Zambia with his wife and family, the court heard. |
| The Jamaican international has a number of other convictions, including dishonesty, drinking and driving and other motoring offences, including a prison term for handling a stolen car, while playing for Gillingham in 2002. | The Jamaican international has a number of other convictions, including dishonesty, drinking and driving and other motoring offences, including a prison term for handling a stolen car, while playing for Gillingham in 2002. |
| King, whose previous clubs include Sheffield United, Nottingham Forest, Coventry City, Hull City, Leeds United and Middlesbrough, pleaded guilty to a charge of dangerous driving at an earlier hearing at Nottingham Crown Court. | King, whose previous clubs include Sheffield United, Nottingham Forest, Coventry City, Hull City, Leeds United and Middlesbrough, pleaded guilty to a charge of dangerous driving at an earlier hearing at Nottingham Crown Court. |
| The judge also handed King a three-year driving ban. | The judge also handed King a three-year driving ban. |