Friday 24 June 2022 07:36 PM Katie Price is set for a fresh court appearance in two weeks on TENTH driving ... trends now
Katie Price is due back in court again in just two weeks - after avoiding jail today having claimed she 'misunderstood' the rules of a restraining order when she sent a 'vile and nasty' message about her ex-husband's fiancee.
The former glamour model - who already has nine driving convictions and must also return to court over her bankruptcy - faced the prospect of a stint behind bars after admitting the breach, when she sent a text to Kieran Hayler, branding Michelle Penticost a 'gutter s**g'.
The 44-year-old was told this morning she would not face prison for the offence, but instead has to carry out 170 hours of unpaid work.
But Price will have to return to Crawley Magistrates' Court on July 5 charged with speeding and failing to provide information to the police.
The troubled celebrity was allegedly clocked driving over the 60mph speed limit in a BMW close to her mucky mansion in Horsham, West Sussex - just 11 days before she crashed her car in September last year.
The case will now be dealt with under the 'single justice procedure', which allows for adults charged with summary-only, non-imprisonable offences to have their cases dealt with remotely by a magistrate.
It means the case can be dealt with by a fine and/or points on Price's licence and a driving ban. She cannot be jailed under the procedure.
Price avoided jail for September's booze and drug-fuelled crash by checking herself into the Priory for rehab costing nearly £7,000 a week. In total, she has been banned from the roads six times.
A single magistrate who does not have to be sitting at the court where a case is listed to be able to deal with it.
Katie Price is due back in court again in just two weeks - after avoiding jail today having claimed she 'misunderstood' the rules of a restraining order when she sent a 'vile and nasty' message about her ex-husband's fiancee
The former glamour model faced the prospect of a stint behind bars after admitting the breach, when she sent a text to Kieran Hayler, branding Michelle Penticost a 'gutter s**g'
The former I'm A Celeb star, 44 - who attended court wearing an all-green outfit and was heard to tell a reporter to 'suck my d**k' after she was asked about the prospects of a prison sentence - was banned from contacting Miss Penticost directly or indirectly for five years in June 2019
Price has accrued an impressive rap-sheet during her 20-year career in the UK including multiple driving offences
Today, Price attended court to learn her fate after admitting breaching a restraining order when she sent the
The model - who attended wearing an all-green outfit and was heard to tell a reporter to 'suck my d**k' after she was asked about the prospects of a prison sentence - had been banned from contacting Miss Penticost directly or indirectly for five years in June 2019.
This was after she hurled a foul-mouthed 'tirade of abuse' at her during a row in a school playground.
The message read: 'Tell your c***ing w***e piece of s**t girlfriend not to start on me.
'She has a restraining order so shouldn't try antagonise me as she is in breach and I'm sure she doesn't want people knowing that she was having an affair with you behind my back. That gutter s**g.'
The court heard the offence was committed due to Price's use of the words 'tell your', which was an indirect attempt to communicate with Penticost.
It was also said that her message to Mr Hayler may have been triggered by an Instagram post by Miss Penticost, which she denies was aimed at Price.
But at Lewes Crown Court today, Price was told she would not be going to prison, and would have to do 170 hours of community service and pay £1,500 costs.
Judge Stephen Mooney told Price: 'In my judgement, this offence was committed out of anger.
'The words you used were highly offensive and inflammatory so the breach cannot be considered minor.
'In my judgement, balancing the aggravating and mitigating factors, the appropriate sentence is a medium-level community order.'
Price showed no emotion as the verdict was announced but gave a brief smile as she left the dock.
Her fiancee Carl Woods, 34, who was in the court public gallery, let out a sigh of relief and held his head in his hands.
Speaking after the verdict, Mr Hayler and