Been fined for jumping a red light on Queens Drive back in January. £145 fine, plus prosecution costs of £85 and a £20 victim surcharge.
Told you all he was quick.
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Everton FC footballer has been fined £240 for jumping a red light in
Liverpool.
Wirral magistrates’ court issued the fine after Arouna Kone wrote saying he would be unable to attend the hearing in
Birkenhead.
In a letter to the court the Ivory Coast international, of Great Sankey in Warrington, had said he was away and asked for another hearing in July and asked for an interpreter to be present.
He said in his letter, read out to the court: "I recognise I am guilty."
But chair of the magistrates bench, Mrs Eadsforth, said the matter could be dealt with in Kone's absence.
Prosecutor Matt Routly told the court Kone had been seen in a Mercedes ML250 AMG Sport Bluetec at 2.28pm on January 11 this year passing a red light at the junction of Queens Drive and Millbank.
Mr Routly said: "He failed to comply with the traffic signal."
Earlier this month the ECHO reported that Kone has cancelled his summer holidays as part of a bid to revive his faltering Blues career.
Kone, who made only six appearances last term during an injury-ravaged debut campaign at Everton, said: “I’m going to remain here and work really hard over the summer to be ready and hit the ground running in July.”
The magistrates fined Kone £145, plus prosecution costs of £85 and A £20 victim surcharge.
