Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez has been disqualified from driving after being found guilty of two offences. The Argentina international was also fined a total of £3,020 after being sentenced at Llanelli Magistrates court in Carmarthenshire on Wednesday.
Fernandez was found guilty of failing to identify the driver of a Porsche Cayenne on 27 December last year. He was also found guilty of a further offence of failing to identify the driver of a vehicle on 24 January.
A driver of the car was allegedly caught speeding on Carmarthen Road, Swansea. In a separate incident, a driver ran a red light on Church Street, Llanelli.
It was not proven that Fernandez was the driver of the car on either occasion. The 23-year-old was not in court for his sentencing and his case was heard in his absence.
The court handed Fernandez a £1,000 fine per offence and he was ordered to pay £110 in costs to Dyfed-Powys Police and South Wales Police, respectively. Fernandez must also pay a surcharge of £800, which brings the total cost to £3,020.
The former Benfica player was handed a total of 12 penalty points for both offences. They are in addition to the nine penalty points already on his licence.
Mr Wyn Edwards, setencing, said Fernandez would therefore be disqualified from driving for a period of six months, starting on Wednesday.
Fernandez is currently with the Argentina national team and played in their surprise 2-1 defeat by Colombia in a World Cup qualifier on Tuesday. He played the full 90 minutes of Argentina’s 3-0 victory over Chile last Friday.
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