Brandon Williams has appeared in court
Former Manchester United footballer Brandon Williams has avoided jail after driving at almost 100mph and crashing his Audi A3.
The driver and two passengers in the Fiesta, which was written off, were injured.
A court heard just seconds beforehand he had been travelling at 99mph in the 70mph zone.
Williams previously admitted dangerous driving and driving without insurance.
He was this morning sentenced to 14 months in prison, suspended for two years, at Chester Crown Court.
He was also ordered to do 180 hours of unpaid work and was banned from driving for three years.
Judge Eric Lamb, sitting in the Chester Magistrates Court building, said: "There was no reason for driving in the way you did."
Williams, who is currently without a club after his United contract expired last year, is back in training and hopeful of earning a contract this summer, the court was told.
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