Arrest Warrant Issued for Everton's Steven Pienaar

BBC News is reporting that a warrant has been issued for the arrest of Everton's Steven Pienaar.

The warrant was issued by Chelmsford Magistrates' court on Monday after Pienaar failed to appear to answer two separate speeding charges.

The legal problem comes a day after the South African scored a dramatic equalizer in the 85th minute of Everton's 4-4 draw against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Pienaar joined his former club, Everton, in January on loan from Tottenham.

The Daily Mail quoted prosecutor Denise Holland telling the court that Pienaar was sent two notifications of the scheduled court appearance as well as a request to provide driver details of who was driving his Aston Martin DBS on the two dates it was caught speeding.

She said Pienaar had not responded.

The Everton midfielder's car was caught going 43 miles per hour in a 30 miles per hour zone on October 10th and 38 miles per hour in a 30 miles per hour zone on October 21st. Both violations occurred on the same road.

This is not the first time the player has run into problems on the roads in England. In March 2010, he was charged with drunk driving after being stopped by police for running a red light. He received a 12-month driving ban for that incident.

If convicted of these charges, Pienaar could receive another driving ban.