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Katie Price to learn fate over BMW speeding offence today after she dodged jail for drink-drive smash

KATIE Price will learn her fate today over a fresh driving offence after she avoided jail for a drink-drive smash.

The troubled star, 43, was allegedly caught driving over the 60mph speed limit in a BMW close to her in Horsham, West Sussex.

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Katie Price was due in court todayCredit: Instagram

It came just 11 days before she flipped the flash motor in a drink-drive crash on 28 September.

Katie Price was due to appear at Crawley Magistrates' Court this morning charged with speeding.

She is also accused of failing to give information to police when asked following a driving offence.

Her case will now be dealt with via a single justice procedure, which means she does not need to go to court.

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Instead, a magistrate will deal with the case remotely and Katie will be told the result later today.

She can be dealt with by a fine, points on her license and a driving ban - the mum cannot be jailed under the procedure.

The charge is Katie's latest legal drama after she was charged with breaching a restraining order.

The ex-glamour model allegedly sent a "vile and nasty" message aimed at Kieran Hayler's partner Michelle Penticost branding her a "gutter s**g".

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She was warned she was in "grave danger" of going to prison if she is convicted after pleading not guilty to the offence.

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Katie is set to appear at Lewes Crown Court this Wednesday.

She is already on a 16-week suspended sentence for drink driving after she flipped her BMW in a horror smash in September.

Katie was driving to see a pal because she was "lonely" when she overturned her BMW in Horsham, West Sussex, in September.

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She was already banned from driving when she got behind the wheel after taking cocaine and downing vodka and lemonade.

A judge slammed her for believing she is "above the law" but couldn't send her to prison because of a legal loophole.

District Judge Amanda Kelly said: "When you chose to get behind the wheel that night you showed no concern for others.

"You could have killed somebody. Your actions meant the emergency services had to use up their precious time.

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PREVIOUS DRIVING CONVICTIONS

KATIE Price has been banned from driving six times in the last ten years after a series of infringements.

OCTOBER 2003: Escapes a speeding charge on a technicality.

JUNE 2008: Given three points for talking on mobile.

JULY 2010: Four points for speeding at 99mph.

SEPTEMBER: Three points for veering from her lane in her 7½-ton pink horsebox.

DECEMBER: Six-month ban after three more points for doing 83mph in a 70mph zone takes her total to 13.

AUGUST 2012: 12-month ban after failing to respond to two speeding tickets.

FEBRUARY 2018: Banned for six months for failing to give details about the person driving her speeding car.

JULY: Quizzed by police for getting behind the wheel while still banned. Says she thought ban was over.

SEPTEMBER: Crashes her £63,000 Ranger Rover while allegedly on her mobile.

OCTOBER: Held for suspected drink-driving. Spent a night in the cells.

DECEMBER: Charged over the drink-drive allegation.

JANUARY 2019: Three month ban for driving while banned.

FEBRUARY: Further three months after another driving conviction.

AUTUMN: Issued with sixth ban, this time for two years. Cut to 18 months on appeal.

MARCH 2021: Drives boyfriend’s Range Rover. An admin error meant an extra six months under totting up rules had not been added. Questioned by police.

SEPTEMBER 2021: Arrested after turning over car in drink-drive crash

DECEMBER 2021: Katie avoids jail for flipping BMW and has driving ban extended by two years and is handed 16-week suspended sentence

"You knowingly and deliberately flouted a court order and not for the first time.

"You seem to think you are above the law."

The judge also said Price, who has six previous driving convictions, had "one of the worst driving records I have ever seen".

She has been in court on at least 16 occasions for her driving offences but has never once been to jail.

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Katie expected to get her driving licence back in April, but was banned for a further six months following an admin bungle.

She served an 18-month disqualification after withholding the identity of the driver of her pink Range Rover during a crash in Bexley.

In the last ten years she has been banned from driving a total of six times.

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Katie flipped her BMW in September
The reality star rolled the car after drinking vodka
Katie has got a string of driving convictionsCredit: BackGrid

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