NEW DELHI: Former Australia opener David Warner pleaded guilty to a drink-driving charge 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 pleaded guilty to the charge.Warner was charged after failing a random roadside breath test in Sydney’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 twice the legal limit.“The parties are talking about the facts,” Hill told the court.“He accepted it was a reckless decision, a stupid decision to get in his car instead of Uber,” Hill said.“It is not a crime to drink a glass of wine on the day of the Lord’s resurrection. In fact, some would consider it perfectly appropriate,” said the lawyer.“His crime, as I said, was choosing a stupid plan A over a plan B,” he said.
Sentencing on August 18
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 jail sentence of nine months.
Another controversy for Warner
The former Australia opener has previously been involved in several high-profile controversies.In 2018, he was banned for 12 months due to the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa after Cricket Australia found that he had planned to change the condition of the ball with sandpaper. The incident also left him permanently ineligible for national team leadership roles.In 2013, Warner was suspended after punching England batsman Joe Root during an incident in Birmingham.