Gibson banned from driving after crashing into cyclists

Republic of Ireland and Everton footballer Darron Gibson was yesterday given a 12-month community order and banned from driving for 20 months after he ploughed into three cyclists and drove off.

Gibson, aged 27, was over the legal drink-drive limit when his vehicle mounted the pavement in Bowdon, Cheshire, and struck the men who had stopped at the roadside to fix a broken bicycle chain.

The ex-Manchester United midfielder then sped off in his black Nissan Skyline GT-R Nismo before he pulled into a nearby petrol station on the morning of August 16.