Terry injures Blues steward with car
Reuters - Wednesday 17 March 2010, 15:56
LONDON - Chelsea have confirmed that
captain John Terry was involved in an accident outside Stamford
Bridge on Tuesday which resulted in a club security officer
suffering a leg injury.
The Metropolitan Police said on Wednesday that they were
called to an incident after Chelsea's Champions League defeat by
Inter Milan and that a 35-year-old man had been taken by
ambulance to a west London hospital.
"Police were called shortly before 11.15 pm on Tuesday to
reports of a collision between a car and a pedestrian," a Met
Police spokesman said.
"A 35-year-old man suffering a broken leg was taken by
ambulance to a west London hospital where he is described as
being in a stable condition.
"The car, a 4x4, did not stop at the scene. Enquiries into
the incident are ongoing. The Metropolitan Police Service did
request Surrey Police conduct a breath test on our behalf, which
was carried out. We don't discuss the results."
Chelsea said Terry had not been aware of the incident at the
time but spoke to the police and the member of staff when he was
told about it. The club said they understood that the security
official had not suffered a broken leg.
"We can confirm there was an unfortunate accident as John
Terry left Stamford Bridge last night," Chelsea said in a
statement.
"When driving out of the stadium at approximately 1-2mph in
a queue of traffic exiting the ground, his car was surrounded by
photographers and fans.
"In the melee that ensued a member of Chelsea's security
staff was knocked to the ground, making contact with the car. He
suffered a badly bruised leg.
"John was aware at the time that there was a lot of contact
with his car during the incident but not that anyone was injured
as a result. Upon hearing of the injury, John spoke to the
police. He has also been in contact with the staff member to
check on his welfare."
Terry was stripped of the England captaincy last month
following newspaper revelations that he had an extra-marital
affair with the ex-partner of England and former Chelsea team
mate Wayne Bridge.
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