WINGER MIRROR Prem star’s car traced by cops after cafe crash
FOOTBALL star Jordon Ibe’s 4x4 ploughed into a cafe – but was traced by a wing mirror in the wreckage.
The 4am crash caused £11,000 of damage but the 23-year-old former Liverpool winger’s car was driven off.
Police found the mirror and used it to trace his car weeks later.
Officers quizzed the £38,000-aweek Bournemouth ace about the accident at The Pantry in Bromley, South East London. A source said: “An upstairs neighbour heard the smash and called police.
“The owners got there and were gobsmacked. The entire shop front was smashed and they were worried there was structural damage.
“They were out of pocket from loss of earnings and having to fix the damage. They had no idea who was responsible but there was a wing mirror in the rubble.
“Forensic teams were able to trace the car from the part.”
The crash happened on July 30, days before Bournemouth kicked off their Premier League campaign with a 1- 1 draw with Sheffield United. The Met Police said: “The driver of the car has been interviewed under caution. Enquiries continue.” Bournemouth declined to comment on the incident.
At 15, Ibe was labelled a wonderkid after becoming Wycombe’s youngest ever goalscorer in the Football League.
He was snapped up by Liverpool and named man of the match in his Premier League debut in 2015.
He went to Bournemouth in 2016 and has admitted he had failed to live up to his early hype, saying: “I’ve been given chances but I’ve not taken them.”
The owner of The Pantry declined to comment.