Steve Finnan

Ex-Fulham player Steve Finnan has been told he could still face charges of death by dangerous driving after his bail was extended due to an ongoing police investigation.

The Liverpool FC player was involved in an accident on January 27 when his black Range Rover struck an 81-year-old pedestrian crossing West Derby Road, in Liverpool.

Retired merchant seaman Henry Stuart Nelson, of Elm Park, was rushed to the Royal Liverpool Hospital where he died six days later.

Finnan had been driving away from the city centre on the busy road's east-bound carriageway, near the junction with Boundary Lane at Tuebrook when the accident happened.

A collision investigator report was launched following the incident.

The findings are currently being considered by the Crown Prosecution Service.

Merseyside Police arrested Finnan three months later on April 11 under suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

He was released on the same day without charge to answer bail this week.

But Finnan was told on Wednesday that police have pushed the date back to July 11 as they continue to look into the possibility of charges.

Now the 29-year-old defender will have to play the Champions League Qualifying Round ties not knowing whether he might face a future court hearing.