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Reuters, Wednesday, August 12, 2009 1:15 PM
Sunderland midfielder
Grant Leadbitter told a court the reason he was driving 112 mph with a patrol car on his tail was because he thought a car of full of Newcastle United fans
chasing was him for a fight. "My heart was beating fast, I was scared and I wanted to get home as quickly as possible," said Leadbitter, who was fined $850 and banned from driving for two
weeks.
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