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Williams was released by United last year (Picture: Getty)
Former Manchester United star Brandon Williams has avoided jail after crashing his car while driving at almost 100mph.
Williams, 24, was today sentenced to 14 months in prison, suspended for two years, also ordered to complete 180 hours of community service and banned from driving for three years.
Williams pleaded guilty at Chester Crown Court in March to dangerous driving and driving without third party insurance.
The full-back was driving his Audi A3 down the A34 near Wilmslow on 20 August 2023 when he smashed into the back of a Ford Fiestas before hitting the central reservation.
The driver and two passengers in the Fiesta were injured.
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The court heard that moments before the crash, Williams was ‘showing off’ as he the car travelled at 99mph in a 70mph zone.
Judge Eric Lamb, sitting in the Chester Magistrates Court building, said: ‘There was no reason for driving in the way you did.’
Williams joined the United academy aged nine, progressing through the club’s youth ranks before he was handed his senior debut by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in 2019.
After a string of impressive performances, Williams signed a new four-year contract at Old Trafford in August 2020 but first-team opportunities would dry up the following season.
He spent the 2021-22 campaign on loan at Norwich City, spending last season with Ipswich Town.
Williams was released by United at the end of his contract last summer and remains a free agent.
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