David Warner pleads guilty to drink driving, could face 9 months in jail and heavy fine. cricket news
New Delhi: Former Australian opening batsman david warner He pleaded guilty to drink-driving charges after being stopped during a random breath test in Sydney in April, according to the BBC.Warner’s lawyer Bobby Hill confirmed that the former Australian cricketer was pleading guilty to the charges.Warner was charged after failing a random roadside breath test in Sydney’s eastern suburbs on 5 April. Police later took him to Maroubra Police Station, where he gave a blood alcohol reading of 0.104, more than twice the legal limit.“The parties are discussing the facts,” Hill told the court.“He acknowledges that it was a reckless decision, a foolish decision, to get in his car instead of taking an Uber,” Hill said.The lawyer said, “It is not a crime to drink a glass of wine on the Day of the Lord’s Resurrection. In fact, some people would consider it completely appropriate.”“As I said, their crime is foolishly choosing Plan A instead of Plan B,” he said.
Sentencing will take place on August 18
Warner will be sentenced on August 18. He faces a minimum six-month driving ban, a possible fine of up to Australian $2,200 and a maximum nine-month jail sentence.
Another controversy for Warner
The former Australian opening batsman has been involved in several high-profile controversies in the past.In 2018, he was given a 12-month ban over the ball tampering scandal in South Africa, when Cricket Australia found that he had planned to change the condition of the ball by using sandpaper. The incident made him permanently ineligible for national team leadership roles.In 2013, Warner was suspended after punching England batsman Joe Root during an incident in Birmingham.