Former England and Arsenal midfielder Paul Merson has been summoned to appear in court to face a charge of driving with excess alcohol following a motorway crash. The 43-year-old was arrested after his Mercedes collided with a lorry in the early hours of October 12.
Merson later claimed he had fallen asleep behind the wheel before colliding with the central reservation at 3.12am.
Merson was breathalysed at the side of the M40, near Warwick, before being taken to hospital for treatment to a cut to the head.
A Warwickshire Police spokesman said: "A 43-year-old man who was arrested following a collision on the M40 in Warwickshire on October 12 will appear in court to face a charge of driving with excess alcohol."
