Terry quizzed after a steward is injured (From The Northern Echo)

Terry quizzed after a steward is injured

10:27am Thursday 18th March 2010 in

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CHELSEA captain John Terry was breathalysed and questioned by police after his car ran into a club steward.

The 29-year-old hit the club official with his Range Rover as he left Stamford Bridge on Tuesday after his team’s Champions League defeat to Inter Milan.

Eyewitnesses said the steward, who police said suffered a broken leg, was caught under a wheel as he cleared a scrum of photographers and fans.

Terry, who was said to be moving at a slow pace, was not aware of the accident until he was telephoned at home in Oxshott, Surrey, the club said.

He was breathalysed by officers from Surrey Police hours later and was found to be within the legal alcohol limit.

The former England captain has since spoken to his injured colleague by telephone.

Photographs from the scene show the steward clutching his leg as paramedics attended to him.

A Chelsea spokesman said the steward only suffered a ‘‘badly bruised leg’’ in the accident shortly after 11pm.

He said: ‘‘When driving out of the stadium at approximately one-to-two mph in a queue of traffic exiting the ground, John’s car was surrounded by photographers and fans.

‘‘In the melee that ensued a member of security staff was knocked to the ground, making contact with the car. He suffered a badly bruised leg.

‘‘John was aware at the time that there was a lot of contact with his car during the incident, but not that anyone was injured as a result.

‘‘Upon hearing of the injury, John spoke to the police.

He has also been in contact with the staff member.’