Chile's Vidal charged with drink-driving after car crash


A red Ferrari belonging to Chile's player Arturo Vidal is seen after a car crash on a highway, south of Santiago, June 16, 2015. REUTERS/Felipe Fredes/Agencia Uno

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal, top scorer at the Copa America, was arrested on drink-driving charges after crashing his car and being taken to hospital with a neck injury, police said on Wednesday.

Chilean state television showed pictures of Vidal’s badly damaged red Ferrari and said the Juventus midfielder had crashed 30km south of Santiago at about 10pm on Tuesday after spending the team’s afternoon off at a casino.

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