It has emerged that Olympic gold medallist Linford Christie missed a court appearance to face a dangerous driving charge - because he is in the 'I'm A Celebrity' jungle!The 50-year-old was due before Wycombe Magistrates after allegedly crashing his Audi A8 into a taxi on a country lane in Bucks in May this year.
But the former 100m sprint champion had his proceedings adjourned by JPs until next month after his solicitor said he was on a 'prearranged business trip in Australia'
Magistrates have now adjourned the hearing until Wednesday, December 15.
The charge relates to a head on collision with Naeem Akhtar, a taxi driver of Chalfont Taxis, on the A413 near his home in Chalfont St Peter on May 8.
The accident left Mr Akhtar with both legs and arms broken. Christie also suffered injuries and had to be pulled from his £60,000 Audi A8 with its 100 RUN registration plate.
His car suffered hundreds of pounds worth of damage as a result of the accident and Mr Akhtar's taxi, in which a man was travelling to a hotel with his niece and her husband, was completely written off.
Christie is currently in the middle of taking part in ITV's I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! and has identified his special skills as 'being very speedy.'
Christie is still the most decorated male athlete that Britain has to offer with 23 major championship medals with 10 of them being gold.
He was also the first European to break the 10-second barrier in the 100m and still holds the British record in the event.
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