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Darron Gibson hit with drink-driving charge after alleged hit and run crash that injured a cyclist

Published 07:26 19 Aug 2015 BST

Conor Heneghan
Darron Gibson hit with drink-driving charge after alleged hit and run crash that injured a cyclist

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The incident is believed to have happened on Sunday night.

Irish international midfielder Darron Gibson has been charged with drink-driving after allegedly crashing into a cyclist and subsequently colliding with a petrol pump at a petrol station. Gibson was detained by police after the incident occurred in Altrincham, Cheshire on Sunday night and is accused of driving with excess alcohol and failing to stop after a road traffic collision. Gibson was driving a black Nissan Skyline GT-R Nismo near his home when the incident occurred on Sunday night and he is now due to appear before Trafford Magistrates' Court on 1 September. Commenting on Gibson’s charge, a spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said: "This is in relation to an incident on Sunday August 16 where police were called to reports that a car had collided with a cyclist on Park Road, Trafford, and failed to stop before pulling into a petrol station on nearby Dunham Road and colliding with a pump.”

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Darron Gibson hit with drink-driving charge after alleged hit and run crash that injured a cyclist