Jay Kay in Car Accident

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SMASH HIT FOR JAY KAY

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He's run over by car at posh party

SOMEHOW we just knew Jamiroquai star Jay Kay would never stick to his pledge to stop boozing.

And his high-spirited behaviour at the Cartier International Polo at Windsor Great Park on Sunday night nearly ended in tragedy when he was hit by a car.

So much for his promise two months ago that he'd quit drinking to concentrate on getting his new album out in October.

The cheeky singer's drunken antics were brought to an abrupt halt after he reeled out into the night at 1am.

"It was quite a sight," says our source. "One minute he was wobbling out of the Chinawhite tent and the next a car ploughed into him.

"He's very lucky as the driver was going really slowly, so not much damage was done. Jay was a bit shaken up but apart from that there wasn't any broken bones or blood.

"He was helped up afterwards and was able to walk. But it was awful to watch. It looked pretty painful."

Luckily for fans, the accident won't affect his famous dancing skills. Earlier in the evening we hear Jay, 34, thought it was hilarious to taunt the crowds of people who were trying to blag it into the exclusive Chinawhite tent.

That's where our favourite ginger party boy Prince Harry was hanging out with Scarlett Johansson, Nick Moran and David Hasselhoff.

"Everyone had wristbands to get into China's," says our source. "Loads of people were outside trying to get in and were begging the VIPs in there to give them wristbands.

"Jay decided to eat his plastic wristband instead. It really shut up some of the wannabes who were trying to blag their way in."

Jay hasn't had much luck with cars lately. He owns a fleet of luxury models at his £1million mansion in Buckinghamshire and is regularly spotted at the wheel of one of his many Ferraris or Bentleys.

But eight days ago he escaped sentencing for speeding so he could finish work on his album.

He faces a long ban after reaching 105mph in Scotland earlier this year. The case has been put off until September.

This week Jay flies back to New York, where he'll stay for a fortnight and put the final touches to the album, which has the working title of Dynamite.

A spokesman for the singer said last night: "A good time was had by all. He isn't available for comment as he's out on the golf course."

Sorry, but managing to get run over isn't our idea of a good time, Jay. Ouch.

JAY KAY was working in New York yesterday with a driving ban hanging over him. The pop star has been ordered to appear in person at Perth Sheriff Court in September after being clocked doing 105mph in a 4x4 vehicle on the A9 in February.

Sentence was delayed after his solicitor asked for time so the singer could finish his new album in the US.

Jamiroquai Loses License For Speeding

Even pop stars have to abide by traffic laws.

Jay Kay, lead singer of disco-funk group Jamiroquai, whose hits include Virtual Insanity, lost his driver’s license for six months yesterday for driving 105 miles an hour, according to Reuters.

According to The London Free Press, Sheriff Robert McCreadie of Perth Sheriff Court in Scotland also fined the star 750 pounds for speeding.

Jay explained in a letter he wrote to the court why he overtook a string of cars at high speed on a road near Perth on A9. "I'd set out early in the morning but had become stuck behind slow moving traffic on the single-carriageway road," he said. "That meant I had been traveling for four hours at an average of about 30 miles an hour (48 km/h) by this stage. I was not driving a fast sports car but a four-wheel drive vehicle, which meant I wanted to make the most of this overtaking opportunity.”

At the time of his letter Jay was quite worried his sentence would ban him from the road. "I appreciate the maximum penalty for this offense could lead to the loss of my license and this is a matter of grave concern to me, he wrote."

McCreadie told him his conduct was "entirely unacceptable."