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Santos given 12-month driving ban

ESPN staff
September 27, 2012
Arsenal defender Andre Santos has been banned from driving for 12 months © Getty Images
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Andre Santos has been banned from driving for 12 months after he admitted speeding at up to 145mph.

Hendon Magistrates' Court, in North-West London, was told that Santos, 29, had failed to stop when pursued by police, weaving between lanes on a busy motorway on the morning of August 17.

The court heard that the Arsenal defender evaded officers in his black Maserati on the A1 and M25 in Hertfordshire before being pulled over and arrested close to the Gunners' training ground.

Santos, of Barnet, pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention. He was also ordered to pay £3,600 in fines and costs.

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