{"id":3940,"date":"2026-07-22T05:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T05:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=3940"},"modified":"2026-07-22T05:09:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T05:09:00","slug":"david-warner-pleads-guilty-to-drink-driving-could-face-9-month-jail-term-and-hefty-fine-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=3940","title":{"rendered":"David Warner pleads guilty to drink-driving, could face 9-month jail term and hefty fine | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-132550949,imgsize-37514,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/warner-2207-getty.jpg\" alt=\"David Warner pleads guilty to drink-driving, could face 9-month jail term and hefty fine\" title=\"David Warner (Getty Images)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"David Warner (Getty Images)\">David Warner (Getty Images)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Former Australia opener <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/david-warner\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Warner<\/a> has pleaded guilty to a drink-driving charge after being stopped during a random breath test in Sydney in April, according to the BBC.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/>Warner&#8217;s lawyer, Bobby Hill, confirmed that the former Australian cricketer was admitting to the charge.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Warner was charged after failing a random roadside breath test in Sydney&#8217;s eastern suburbs on April 5. Police later took him to Maroubra Police Station, where he returned a blood alcohol reading of 0.104, more than double the legal limit.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>&#8220;The parties are in discussion about the facts,&#8221; Hill told the court.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>&#8220;He accepts that was a reckless decision, a foolish decision to get in his car instead of taking an Uber,&#8221; Hill said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>&#8220;It&#8217;s not a crime to have a glass of wine on the day of the Lord&#8217;s resurrection. In fact, some would consider that completely appropriate,&#8221; the lawyer said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>&#8220;His crime is, as I said, choosing a foolish plan A instead of a plan B,&#8221; he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Sentencing on August 18<br \/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Warner will be sentenced on August 18. He faces a minimum six-month driving ban, a possible fine of up to A$2,200 and a maximum prison sentence of nine months.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Another controversy for Warner<br \/><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>The former Australia opener has previously been involved in several high-profile controversies.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>In 2018, he was banned for 12 months over the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa after Cricket Australia found that he had masterminded a plan to alter the condition of the ball using sandpaper. The incident also left him permanently ineligible for national team leadership roles.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>In 2013, Warner was suspended after punching England batter Joe Root during an incident in Birmingham.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"34\"\/><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/news\/david-warner-pleads-guilty-to-drink-driving-could-face-9-month-jail-term-and-hefty-fine\/articleshow\/132550901.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Warner (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Former Australia opener David Warner has pleaded guilty to a drink-driving charge after being stopped during a random breath test in Sydney in April, according to the BBC.Warner&#8217;s lawyer, Bobby Hill, confirmed that the former Australian cricketer was admitting to the charge.Warner was charged after failing a random roadside 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