Liverpool star Hugo Ekitike has been caught utilizing his cellphone whereas driving – after he filmed himself behind the wheel of his £200,000 Mercedes and posted the video on Snapchat.
Within the clip, the French striker, 23, who solely joined the Premier League membership this summer season, will be seen exhibiting off the sports activities automobile’s orange and black dashboard.
He’s driving his Mercedes G Wagon down a single carriageway on the time and is following a pink automobile.
Ekitike, who performed at Anfield in opposition to Arsenal on Sunday, then flips the digicam round twice to point out his face.
The video was subsequently uploaded onto his Snapchat account.
Within the UK, it is in opposition to the legislation to carry or use a cell phone whereas behind the wheel of a automobile or motorcycle.
The legislation continues to use when drivers are stopped at site visitors lights or are caught in queuing site visitors.
Anybody caught falling foul of the legislation will be landed with six factors on their licence and a £200 superb.
Within the clip, Hugo Ekitike, 23, who solely joined the Premier League membership this summer season, will be seen exhibiting off the sports activities automobile’s orange and black dashboard
Ekitike, who performed at Anfield in opposition to Arsenal on Sunday, then flips across the digicam twice to point out his face
The Day by day Mail has contacted Liverpool FC and Merseyside Police for remark.
Ekitike has hit the bottom operating since his £79million transfer from Eintracht Frankfurt this summer season with two targets in his opening two Premier League appearances.
He beforehand hailed his new team-mates, including: ‘I get pleasure from taking part in with them.
‘Outdoors of the pitch they’re good guys. We now have some little issues to repair, on the ball.
‘I’ve issues I can do higher. I’m going to get pleasure from taking part in with them for the season.’
Ekitike’s video comes after his team-mate Mohamed Salah was reported to police for utilizing a cell phone whereas driving in 2018.
Footage posted on-line appeared to point out Salah utilizing his cellphone on the wheel of his Mercedes after a win in opposition to West Ham.
Ekitike is pictured after Liverpool’s nervy 1-0 win in opposition to Arsenal at Anfield on Sunday
Liverpool FC later confirmed that they had alerted the police after discussions with Salah.
The video – which was posted on Fb – confirmed Salah along with his cellphone in his hand, and later after transferring his automobile additional ahead, with each fingers on the cellphone as he sits in site visitors.
A Liverpool spokesman beforehand mentioned with regard to the video of Salah: ‘The membership, after dialogue with the participant, have made Merseyside Police conscious of the footage and the circumstances surrounding its seize.
‘We now have spoken to the participant additionally and can take care of any follow-up internally. Neither the membership or participant can be making any additional touch upon this matter.’
Merseyside Police added: ‘We now have been made conscious of a video believed to point out a footballer utilizing a cell phone while driving.
‘This has been handed to the related division.’
