Adelaide Crows player Josh Worrell is scheduled to appear in court after allegedly colliding with a pedestrian on July 10. The 25-year-old defender has been reported to South Australian police for aggravated driving without due care and for failing to present to police within 90 minutes of a collision that resulted in injury.
According to reports, Worrell was on his way to training with the Crows around 8:30 a.m. when the incident occurred. The pedestrian, a 29-year-old man, sustained a head wound that required five stitches and was treated at a hospital. Worrell reportedly took the man to the hospital following the collision.
Both Worrell and the pedestrian reportedly attended a police station later that afternoon on July 10. Worrell received permission to miss his morning training session but played in the Crows' match against the Gold Coast Suns at Adelaide Oval the following day.
South Australian Police confirmed in a statement that investigations led to the 25-year-old driver being reported for the aforementioned offenses. "He will be summonsed to appear in court at a later date," the statement read.
The Adelaide Football Club acknowledged the incident on the day it occurred. "The Adelaide Football Club can confirm one of its players was in a vehicle accident involving a pedestrian this morning," the club said in a statement. "The matter has been reported to South Australia Police and at this stage, the club is not in a position to provide any further comment."
Worrell has played 70 games for the Crows since his debut in 2021 and is averaging a career-high 23.3 possessions per game this season. Crows coach Matthew Nicks commented on Tuesday that Worrell had been experiencing "a pretty challenging few days" and that the club was supporting him through the aftermath of the accident.