For a sportsman whose image celebrated bravado and ostentatious wealth, “Prince” Naseem Hamed had few vices. His faith kept him away from gambling, drink and drugs.
But it did nothing to inhibit his love of cars, all fast enough to make a statement as he sped around his beloved Sheffield. On May 12 as the 32-year-old multimillionaire began a 15-month jail sentence for a high-speed crash that left a man close to death, his love for fast cars was exposed as a vice too far.
“They hope this sentence will help other people realise the dangers inherent in speeding,” their lawyer, Jane Wright, said. ”This is not a case about celebrity. It is about extremely powerful motor cars being driven dangerously.”
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