Karim Benzema charged with road safety crime... despite sassy Instagram pic

Karim Benzema posted a picture on Instagram of himself holding a driving license, seemingly in defiance, but has still been charged with a road safety crime. 

The Frenchman was not able to provide his license and the car's documentation at the time of asking, when he was stopped by police on the way to Terminal 4 at Barajas Airport. 

Benzema had his license suspended in 2013 after going roughly twice the 100km/hr speed limit in Pozuelo de Alarcon.

According to Cadena Ser, the police officers could find no evidence that the player completed his compulsory re-education course after his license was suspended two years ago. 

Benzema posted the above picture with a line in French from writer Anatole France. 

It read: “Without lying, the truth would perish of despair and boredom. #AnatoleFrance”.