Claims extracted
13
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
8%
1 of 13 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
68/100
BBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
2
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
- Published
England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford nearly caused a crash with two other cars during a bout of careless driving in his £200,000 Lamborghini supercar, a court has heard.
asserted
court → publish → supercar
The 32-year-old was pulled over by police after ignoring a give way sign, forcing two cars to slam on the brakes, and then speeding off into the distance.
asserted
old → pull → distance
The incident happened in the Cheshire town of Knutsford on 14 April, sparking a criminal prosecution for driving without due care or attention.
asserted
incident → happen → care
Pickford, who has 336 appearances for Everton and 92 England caps, has pleaded guilty to the charge and will next appear at Chester Magistrates' Court on 7 December.
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who → have → December
According to court documents, PC Cecil Ricardo, from Cheshire Police, said he had just left the station when he saw Pickford's blue Lamborghini Urus complete with personalised number plates.
uncertain
he → accord → plates
"I was stationary on Bexton Road, Knutsford, waiting for traffic signals to turn green," he wrote.
"I then witnessed a blue Lamborghini Urus driving along Princess Street.
asserted
Urus → wait → Street
"It reached the junction with Toft Road, completely ignored the give way lines and pulled onto Toft Road causing two vehicles to slam on their brakes to avoid a collision.
"
asserted
vehicles → reach → collision
The Lamborghini then sped down Toft Road, Knutsford."
asserted
Lamborghini → speed → Road
'Completely ignored'
Ricardo said he activated his lights and siren to set off in pursuit of the Lamborghini, noticing he was driving at 50mph (80.4 kmh) while the Lamborghini "was still pulling away".
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Lamborghini → ignore → mph
"The speed limit on that stretch of Toft Road, Knutsford, is 30mph," he noted.
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he → note → Road
The officer said Pickford appeared to notice the chasing police car and pulled over.
asserted
Pickford → say → car
Pickford pleaded guilty in writing and told Warrington Magistrates Court: "I would like to attend court to put forward my mitigation."
His case was formally adjourned last week.
asserted
case → plead → mitigation
Pickford, who started his career at Sunderland before loan spells at six clubs including Burton Albion, Bradford City and Preston North End, has featured for England at the 2018, 2022 and 2026 World Cups, and was in goal for the country's Euro 2020 and 2024 final appearances.
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who → start → appearances
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