Adelaide Crows player Josh Worrell to face court over Port Road crash

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Adelaide Crows defender Josh Worrell has been reported by police over a crash on Port Road at Woodville on Friday.

Police allege the 25-year-old driver hit and injured a pedestrian, and say he was subsequently reported for aggravated driving without due care and failing to present to police within 90 minutes.

What's next?

Worrell will be summonsed to appear in court at a later date.

Adelaide Crows defender Josh Worrell has been reported by police and will face court over a traffic crash last week.

Worrell, 25, was allegedly involved in a collision involving a pedestrian on Port Road at Woodville on Friday morning.

In a statement, police said the pedestrian — a 29-year-old man — allegedly "sustained injuries and was taken to hospital by the driver".

"Following investigations, the 25-year-old driver was reported for aggravated driving without due care and failing to present to police within 90 minutes after a collision which resulted in injury,"

police said.

Police said the crash happened about 8:30am on Friday.

Worrell will appear in court at a later date.

On Friday, the Adelaide Football Club confirmed in a statement that one of its players had been involved in a vehicle accident involving a pedestrian.

Following the crash, Worrell missed the Crows' morning training.

But he lined up for the Crows in the club's 79-point win over Gold Coast on Saturday night.

The club has been contacted for comment, but at a media conference on Tuesday, Crows coach Matthew Nicks briefly alluded to the crash.

"It's been a pretty challenging few days for Josh [that] he's working through after his accident," Nicks said.

"We're just doing whatever we can to support him through that."

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