Sir Ranulph Fiennes
Sir Ranulph Fiennes has been charged with driving without due care and attention in relation to a car crash in England in March (10).
The explorer, who is cousin to actor brothers Joseph and Ralph Fiennes, was involved in an accident while driving his Jaguar sportscar near Stockport, England on 6 March (10) - the day before his 66th birthday (07Mar10).
Fiennes, who completed a gruelling 42-mile (68-kilometre) nighttime endurance race the previous day, was taken to hospital but suffered no serious injuries, while the driver of the other car involved in the smash was treated for collapsed lungs, broken ribs and a broken leg.
A five-year-old boy also suffered minor head injuries.
Police launched an investigation following the crash and have now charged Fiennes with driving without due care and attention.
Lawyer Nicholas Beckett, of Britain's Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), says, "I have concluded that there is sufficient evidence,
and it is in the public interest, to charge Sir Ranulph Fiennes with driving without due care and attention."
Fiennes is scheduled to appear in court in Stockport, England later this year (10).