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TOON ace Demba Ba has been banned from driving â and rapped by a JP for failing to come to court.
Striker Ba was given a six month ban by magistrates in Northumberland for failing to give police details of who was driving his car when it was twice caught speeding.
The Senegal international failed to attend court â without explanation, having also not appeared at two previous hearings.
The chairman of the bench hit out at the star for failing to show, âyet againâ.
Ba, 27, was written to by police in November and asked to provide details of who was driving his car when it was twice caught speeding. Police would not release details of the vehicle involved, locations or speed but did confirm there had been two âspeeding offencesâ.
The former West Ham forward had from November 15 to December 13 to provide the information.
But Ba, who lives in Darras Road in posh Darras Hall in Ponteland, failed to respond.
He was subsequently charged with failing to supply driver information.
Ba was written to and told to appear at Mid and South East Northumberland magistrates on May 17 to answer the charge, but failed to show.
He was given six penalty points on his licence, fined £1,000, told to pay £85 costs and a £15 victim surcharge.
However, it then emerged the fansâ favourite already had six points on his licence.
The case was reopened for re-sentencing due to the possibility of Unitedâs number 19 being banned from driving, as the new six points would take him to 12.
He was due at the Bedlington court on August 1 but again failed to show.
Ba was written to by the court telling him to attend as magistrates were considering the ban.
But he again failed to show, without explanation.
Chairman of the bench Peter Edwards said: âWe are satisfied that Mr Ba has failed to attend court yet again.â
Magistrates were told the court âknew nothingâ of the playerâs means.
They reimposed the original penalty of six points, the £1,000 fine, the £85 contribution to costs and £15 victim surcharge.
He was given 14 days to make his payments. Ba was accordingly banned for six months.
The star has hit the headlines for mainly the right reasons since arriving at United on a free transfer in 2011, after the club triggered a release clause in his West Ham contract following their relegation.
He bagged 15 goals as the Magpies made a fantastic start to last season.
A well publicised release clause in Baâs contract sparked fears he would leave United in the summer but it expired at the end of July. He scored a stunning goal in Unitedâs season opener at home to Spurs last month.
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TOON ace Demba Ba has been banned from driving â and rapped by a JP for failing to come to court.
Striker Ba was given a six month ban by magistrates in Northumberland for failing to give police details of who was driving his car when it was twice caught speeding.
The Senegal international failed to attend court â without explanation, having also not appeared at two previous hearings.
The chairman of the bench hit out at the star for failing to show, âyet againâ.
Ba, 27, was written to by police in November and asked to provide details of who was driving his car when it was twice caught speeding. Police would not release details of the vehicle involved, locations or speed but did confirm there had been two âspeeding offencesâ.
The former West Ham forward had from November 15 to December 13 to provide the information.
But Ba, who lives in Darras Road in posh Darras Hall in Ponteland, failed to respond.
He was subsequently charged with failing to supply driver information.
Ba was written to and told to appear at Mid and South East Northumberland magistrates on May 17 to answer the charge, but failed to show.
He was given six penalty points on his licence, fined £1,000, told to pay £85 costs and a £15 victim surcharge.
However, it then emerged the fansâ favourite already had six points on his licence.
The case was reopened for re-sentencing due to the possibility of Unitedâs number 19 being banned from driving, as the new six points would take him to 12.
He was due at the Bedlington court on August 1 but again failed to show.
Ba was written to by the court telling him to attend as magistrates were considering the ban.
But he again failed to show, without explanation.
Chairman of the bench Peter Edwards said: âWe are satisfied that Mr Ba has failed to attend court yet again.â
Magistrates were told the court âknew nothingâ of the playerâs means.
They reimposed the original penalty of six points, the £1,000 fine, the £85 contribution to costs and £15 victim surcharge.
He was given 14 days to make his payments. Ba was accordingly banned for six months.
The star has hit the headlines for mainly the right reasons since arriving at United on a free transfer in 2011, after the club triggered a release clause in his West Ham contract following their relegation.
He bagged 15 goals as the Magpies made a fantastic start to last season.
A well publicised release clause in Baâs contract sparked fears he would leave United in the summer but it expired at the end of July. He scored a stunning goal in Unitedâs season opener at home to Spurs last month.
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