Wayne Rooney to appear in court charged with drink driving

Former England captain Wayne Rooney is due to appear in court charged with drink driving.

The Everton striker, 31, will appear at Stockport Magistrates’ Court this morning to face the charge.

He was stopped by police while driving 29-year-old party girl Laura Simpson home from a night out in her Volkswagen Beetle in Wilmslow, Cheshire, at 2am on September 1. 

She has claimed she would have had sex with the Everton footballer if he hadn’t been pulled over by police and said the arrest ‘spoiled the night’. 

The £40,000-a-year sales manager said she met the footballer when he complimented her 32E breasts during a 10-hour drinking session and claimed the pair had ‘kissed and cuddled’. 

The brunette was pictured making her way to work today after parking up her VW Beetle. 

Wayne Rooney, pictured on his return to Manchester United yesterday, is due to appear in court today charged with drink driving

Laura Simpson, 29, pictured on her way to work this morning after parking her Volkswagen Beetle that Rooney was caught driving 

Laura Simpson, 29, pictured on her way to work this morning after parking her Volkswagen Beetle that Rooney was caught driving 

Simpson, 29, said she left a bar with the former England captain hoping to 'have some fun' while his pregnant wife was in Majorca with their three sons, adding that they would have had sex if they hadn't have been stopped

Simpson, 29, said she left a bar with the former England captain hoping to 'have some fun' while his pregnant wife was in Majorca with their three sons, adding that they would have had sex if they hadn't have been stopped

Simpson, 29, said she left a bar with the former England captain hoping to ‘have some fun’ while his pregnant wife was in Majorca with their three sons, adding that they would have had sex if they hadn’t have been stopped

Simpson, who allowed Rooney to drive her VW Beetle at 2am, said the pair had ¿kissed and cuddled¿ after he complimented her on her breasts

Simpson, who allowed Rooney to drive her VW Beetle at 2am, said the pair had ‘kissed and cuddled’ after he complimented her on her breasts

Police wait outside Stockport Magistrates' Court this morning ahead of Rooney's hearing

Police wait outside Stockport Magistrates’ Court this morning ahead of Rooney’s hearing

Rooney was arrested by Cheshire Police after officers pulled him over on Altrincham Road and was released on bail later that day.

He had been pictured in a selfie with cricketer Jack McIver in the Bubble Room bar in Alderley Edge the evening before his arrest.

Mr McIver shared the photo on Instagram at around 10pm on August 31, with the comment: ‘International Break #legend.’

Rooney was photographed  smiling next to fan Jack McIver in the Bubble Room bar in Alderley Edge, Cheshire. Around four hours later Rooney was arrested

Rooney was photographed  smiling next to fan Jack McIver in the Bubble Room bar in Alderley Edge, Cheshire. Around four hours later Rooney was arrested

Rooney (centre) had been hanging out with former Manchester United team mate Wes Brown (left) on the night

Rooney (centre) had been hanging out with former Manchester United team mate Wes Brown (left) on the night

Laura Simpson was with Rooney when he was arrested

She went on ITV's This Morning

Rooney was with Miss Simpson (left), who went on This Morning (right) to describe her night out with the football star

Laura Simpson, the 29-year-old brunette who let Wayne Rooney drive her home in her car after a ten hour drinking session

Laura Simpson, the 29-year-old brunette who let Wayne Rooney drive her home in her car after a ten hour drinking session

Rooney’s wife, Coleen, announced last month that she is is expecting the couple’s fourth child.

She is said to have been ‘livid’ with her husband and fled to her parents with their three children Kai, Klay and Kit after the revelations came to light.  

Rooney was given a warm welcome at Old Trafford and left the field to a standing ovation on his return to Manchester United on Sunday but it ended in disappointment with a 4-0 thrashing for Everton.

A night on the tiles: Wayne Rooney’s binge

1pm: Wayne Rooney leaves training in Halewood, Merseyside

4pm: Diners spot Rooney eating at Italian restaurant Piccolino in Alderley Edge. One posted on Facebook: ‘Casually sitting next to Wayne Rooney!’

10pm: County cricketer Jack McIver takes pictures with Rooney at Bubble Room in Alderley Edge

2am: Revellers say they saw Wes Brown and Wayne Rooney partying at Symposium in Wilmslow into the early hours

Just after 2am: Rooney is arrested by Cheshire Police just outside Symposium

1.20pm: Police confirm Rooney has been charged with driving whilst over the prescribed limit

 

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