WEST BROM striker Lee Hughes fled the scene of a fatal accident after crashing his £100,000 sports car into another vehicle as he returned home from a night out at two pubs, a jury heard yesterday.

West Brom striker Lee Hughes fled the scene of a fatal accident after crashing his £100,000 (€151,813) sports car into another vehicle as he returned home from a night out at two pubs, a jury heard today.

West Bromwich Albion striker Lee Hughes has been detained on suspicion of killing a car passenger who died after the footballer's Mercedes collided with another vehicle.

Detectives are today hunting a footballer accused of running from the scene of a road crash in which an elderly man died.