Holly Willoughby fined after colliding with moped and injuring rider | UK News
TV presenter Holly Willoughby has been fined in court after she admitted driving without due care and attention when her car collided with a moped, injuring the rider.
The star, 44, pleaded guilty by post to the charge at Lavender Hill Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday but did not attend the hearing.
Willoughby was fined £1,653 alongside £130 in costs and a £661 victim surcharge and given six points on her licence, the Metropolitan Police said.
According to court documents, the incident happened on 28 August as she was driving her Mini Cooper near her home in Richmond, southwest London.
Police were called to Church Road, Barnes, following reports of a collision.
The rider of the moped, a 43-year-old man, was taken to hospital. His injuries were assessed as neither life-threatening nor life-changing.
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