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| Aston Villa player's brother-in-law crashed new Ferrari | Aston Villa player's brother-in-law crashed new Ferrari |
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| A footballer's brother-in-law has admitted crashing his brand new £250,000 car moments after it was delivered. | A footballer's brother-in-law has admitted crashing his brand new £250,000 car moments after it was delivered. |
| Aston Villa player Lewis Grabban had arranged for Michael O'Donnell to receive the grey Ferrari at his home. | Aston Villa player Lewis Grabban had arranged for Michael O'Donnell to receive the grey Ferrari at his home. |
| But he and a friend decided to take the supercar for a spin, crashing into a tree and causing £93,000 of damage. | But he and a friend decided to take the supercar for a spin, crashing into a tree and causing £93,000 of damage. |
| The pair admitted aggravated vehicle taking and were given 12-month driving bans and community orders. | The pair admitted aggravated vehicle taking and were given 12-month driving bans and community orders. |
| St Albans Crown Court heard the striker, who played for Championship side Reading at the time, had left O'Donnell to "take receipt" of the Ferrari 488 GTB last April. | St Albans Crown Court heard the striker, who played for Championship side Reading at the time, had left O'Donnell to "take receipt" of the Ferrari 488 GTB last April. |
| When it arrived, he and his friend Gokan Kiziloz posed for photos with it and started the engine before deciding to take it out on the road. | |
| 'Dazed and shocked' | 'Dazed and shocked' |
| Kiziloz drove the car along Vineyards Road in Potters Bar before they headed back towards Mr Grabban's home. | Kiziloz drove the car along Vineyards Road in Potters Bar before they headed back towards Mr Grabban's home. |
| Prosecutor Peter Shaw said he "put his foot down slightly and lost control" before coming off the road and hitting a tree. | Prosecutor Peter Shaw said he "put his foot down slightly and lost control" before coming off the road and hitting a tree. |
| The pair, both 26, are then said to have climbed out of the wreckage "dazed and shocked". | |
| Kiziloz, of Bulmer Road, Edmonton, and O'Donnell, of Barfield Avenue, Barnet in Hertfordshire, both pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicle taking and Kiziloz also admitted driving with no insurance. | Kiziloz, of Bulmer Road, Edmonton, and O'Donnell, of Barfield Avenue, Barnet in Hertfordshire, both pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicle taking and Kiziloz also admitted driving with no insurance. |
| Passing sentence, Recorder Leslie Cuthbert said the men had been "foolish," and told them they had not "stopped to think of the consequences". | Passing sentence, Recorder Leslie Cuthbert said the men had been "foolish," and told them they had not "stopped to think of the consequences". |
| Both were given a 12-month community order and disqualified from driving for a year. | Both were given a 12-month community order and disqualified from driving for a year. |
| O'Donnell was ordered to carry out 225 hours of unpaid work and Kiziloz was told he must perform 24 hours of unpaid work. | O'Donnell was ordered to carry out 225 hours of unpaid work and Kiziloz was told he must perform 24 hours of unpaid work. |
| The car was shipped back to the Ferrari factory in Italy for repairs. | The car was shipped back to the Ferrari factory in Italy for repairs. |