Bowyer admits 99mph speeding charge

Ex-England footballer Lee Bowyer was today set to escape a driving ban after admitting speeding at nearly 100mph.

The Newcastle United midfielder pleaded guilty to speeding at 99mph on the A1 near Morpeth in Northumberland last year.

The 29-year-old changed his plea on the eve of standing trial for the speeding offence.

He was accused of driving at an average speed of 112mph, but his speed peaked at 132mph.

At South East Northumberland Magistrates Court, sitting in Hexham, Bowyer, of Burgham Park, Felton, Northumberland, admitted speeding at 99mph on the morning of July 18 last year.

He will be sentenced this afternoon.