Dave KitsonPremier League soccer star Dave Kitson has been charged with a drink-driving offence, police said last night.
The Reading striker will appear in court next week accused of failing to provide a breath sample and failing to cooperate in providing a sample.
He was stopped by officers near his home in the village of Shinfield, near Reading, in the early hours of yesterday.
A Reading Football Club spokesman said: ‘We can confirm that a player has been arrested in connection with a drink-driving allegation and is due to appear in court. This is a police matter and we cannot make any further comment.’
A Thames Valley Police spokesman confirmed Kitson was due to appear before magistrates in Reading on January 18.
He added: ‘Dave Kitson, 27, from Shinfield, Reading, has been charged with failing to provide a specimen for analysis and failing to cooperate with the provision… Read the full story