Driver issued with traffic summons after crash involving Gills players
Police now say the driver has been asked to attend a speed awareness course.
A statement said: “Following initial inquiries, a driver was issued with a traffic summons letter inviting them to take part in a speed awareness course, which they must pay to attend.
Footage of the crash showed the car swerving at speed before ploughing sideways into a wall and smashing into a parked car.
While the club initially declined to comment, Gillingham manager Neil Harris later described the incident as an accident.
He said: “I have seen the video clip, where it doesn’t look great, that he’s lost control, but having spoke to eye witnesses myself and police and all the players involved, the problem was the car, not the driver, which is pleasing for me to be able to say.
“However, it is just a reminder to all of us that we have to be careful and make sure we look after our community as well. I reminded the players of that but everyone is safe and it was just a pure accident.
