Finnan will not face charges afterdeath crash

LIVERPOOL defender Steve Finnan will not face charges after the death of a pensioner who was involved in a collision with his car.

Henry Nelson, 81, from Liverpool, suffered serious injuries when he was struck by Finnan’s Range Rover on January 27 this year. He died five weeks later.

Finnan, a Republic of Ireland international, was arrested three months later on suspicion of dangerous driving.

A spokeswoman for the Crown Prosecution Service confirmed Finnan would not be charged in connection with the incident.

An inquest into Mr Nelson’s death will take place in November when Finnan will be called as a witness.

Finnan, who originally comes from Limerick, started his career at non-league Welling before moving into league football with Birmingham and Notts County.

In November 1998 he was bought by Fulham before moving to Liverpool in 2003.