A onetime Nottingham Forest striker risks being barred from the roads after being charged with piloting his Lamborghini in excess of the speed restriction on a orbital route in the Midlands. Michail Antonio was summoned to Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, April 22. The 36-year-old former Forest player stood accused of surpassing the 40mph restriction on Leebank Middleway and Belgrave Middleway in Birmingham on March 1 the previous year, alongside failing to provide information about who was operating the vehicle. The claimed offence happened shortly after Antonio suffered a major car collision in Epping Forest, situated between Greater London and Essex, in December 2024, which resulted in a broken leg. The former West Ham United marksman, who has since departed that club and presently plays in Qatar, was absent from Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday morning and also had no legal counsel present, according to Birmingham Live. Prosecutor Lucy Allen stated that no evidence would be presented in relation to the speeding accusation, but requested the case proceed without Mr Antonio concerning the notification allegation. She clarified that on April 4 the prior year, officials asked him to name the driver of the Lamborghini registered to him, which was suspected to have been connected to an offence. Ms Allen additionally advised that at 2:07am on March 1 that year, surveillance devices on Birmingham’s orbital road measured the vehicle travelling at a mean speed of 50mph where 40mph is permitted. The prosecutor informed the court that correspondence had been sent to Mr Antonio’s residential address on Ledborough Gate, Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. The Bench Chair indicated that the court was satisfied the prosecution case had been made out, but noted that unfortunately Mr Antonio was not present that day so the court had no details regarding his income, and the court was therefore fixed with the default position. At this stage, the court clerk interjected, revealing that Mr Antonio already possessed six penalty points on his licence for operating a vehicle uninsured on December 7, 2024 – the date of his widely publicised car collision. She confirmed that his latest conviction meant he now faced disqualification from driving under the totting up procedure. The matter was therefore delayed, with sentencing scheduled at the same court on June 19.