Jack Grealish has said he's "embarrassed" after he ignored government advice and went out despite the country being in lockdown.
The Aston Villa star took to Instagram to admit he had done wrong and urged the public not to follow his example.
Grealish said he received a call from a friend who asked him to come over, an offer that the 24-year-old accepted.
But he was subsequently involved in an incident that saw a Range Rover crash into parked cars in the Dickens Heath area of Solihull on Sunday.
Image also surfaced on social media which looked to show the Villa midfielder wearing a hoody.
He said: “I just want to say how deeply embarrassed I am by what’s happened this weekend.
"I know it’s a tough time for everyone at the moment, being locked in doors for so long, and I just got a call off a friend asking to go round to his and I stupidly agreed to do so.
“I don’t want anyone to make the same mistake I did, so I urge everyone to stay at home, follow the rules and the guidelines of what we’ve been asked to do.
“I know for a fact that I’ll be doing that in the near future now, and I urge everyone to do the same.
“I hope everyone can accept my apology and we can move on from this and hopefully, obviously, in the near future, we can all be out enjoying ourselves again once this has all boiled over.
“So cheers guys, thank you.”
Aston Villa fine Grealish £150k for his actions.
A club statement declared: "Aston Villa is deeply disappointed that one of our players ignored the Government’s guidance on staying at home during the Coronavirus crisis.
"Club captain Jack Grealish has accepted that his decision to leave his house was wrong and entirely unnecessary.
"It breached the government guidelines which are clear and should be adhered to by everybody.
"The player will be disciplined and fined with the proceeds donated to The University Hospitals Charity in Birmingham."
Grealish has been linked with a move to Manchester United as Villa face the threat of relegation.
He was also touted for an England call up ahead of the European Championships which has since been postponed for 12 months.
And former Tottenham and QPR boss Harry Redknapp has criticised the Villa star.
He said: "If I was a manager of the big teams I would buy him up. But this is no excuse. This is absolutely stupid. I can't believe what he has done, he needs to be punished for sure."