Villa star Grealish is charged with crashing his Range Rover into parked cars

Aston Villa star Jack Grealish has been charged with crashing his £80,000 Range Rover into parked cars then fleeing the scene after 'spending the night at a lockdown party'.

The Premier league footballer, who earns £45,000 a week, was postal charged over the incident in Solihull on March 29.

A police investigation was launched following reports from witnesses and Grealish, 24, is due to appear before Birmingham Magistrates' Court on August 25.

Grealish was previously seen leaving Dickens Heath, close to a luxury flat owned by former team-mate Ross McCormack, with an unzipped backpack and a sky-blue hoodie.

The alleged crash came shortly after the captain warned people to 'stay at home' during the coronavirus crisis.

Around the time of the incident, a witness told MailOnline: 'They went to collect their possessions before leaving the scene before the police arrived. We were watching and my partner saw them leaving the building and head off down the road quickly.'

Grealish was then pictured with former Leeds United player Tony Capaldi, a former team-mate of McCormack's at Cardiff City, with locals claiming they had attended a party at McCormack's house on Saturday night.

A witness previously told MailOnline: 'We live near the estate he stayed partying overnight, his car was parked in the street all night.

'The commotion outside when he was hitting cars was tremendous, and the estate security guard saw him reverse into a van and hit a Mercedes causing significant damage to all cars.'

A neighbour told The Sun: 'The party had been going on all night. It was unbearable. The noise had only stopped a short while when, just after 8am, there were a series of almighty collisions which reverberated through the flats.

'Outside, Jack Grealish was stood next to his car rowing with a security guard. It was strange to see an England ace looking so unkempt and dishevelled. He looked unsteady and confused.'

In a statement, West Midlands Police said: 'A Premier League footballer has been charged with driving without due care and attention, and failing to stop at or report a collision.

'Jack Grealish is accused of the offences in Waterside, Dickens Heath, Solihull, on Sunday 29 March.

'An investigation was launched after we responded to reports of a car hitting parked vehicles and the driver fleeing on foot.

'The 24-year-old from Barnt Green, Worcestershire, has been postal charged to appear before Birmingham Magistrates Court on 25 August.'