Stoke City’s Steven Nzonzi named by Daily Mail as alleged hit and run driver after Twitter campaign
The Daily Mail has publicly named Stoke City’s Steven Nzonzi as the mystery Premier League footballer alleged to have been involved in a hit and run incident with a cyclist.
Steven Nzonzi of Stoke City
Olympian Sir Chris Hoy had spearheaded a campaign via Tweeter to identify the driver of a vehicle alleged to have been involved in an altercation.
Reports of the incident were widely circulated via social media, together with photographs of the vehicle involved and the driver.
“The star was unavailable for comment on Thursday night but MailOnline can confirm he is the player involved,” Mail Online wrote this morning.
Greater Manchester Police are investigating the incident, but no arrests have been made or charges brought at this time.
Sir Chris Hoy retweeted cyclist Rob Lockhart’s original tweet urging the public to find the driver to his 529,901 followers.