FORMER England midfielder Paul Merson has been summonsed to appear in court to face a charge of driving with excess alcohol following a motorway crash.

The 43-year-old Sky Sports pundit was arrested after his Mercedes collided with a lorry registered to the Ministry of Defence in the early hours of October 12th.

Merson later claimed he had fallen asleep behind the wheel before colliding with the central reservation at 3.12am. The former Arsenal player was breathalysed at the side of the M40, near Warwick, before being taken to hospital for treatment.