DUI: Rooney banned from driving

By Daily Sports on September 19, 2017

Former England captain Wayne Rooney was Monday banned from driving for two years and ordered to perform 100 hours of unpaid work after pleading guilty to drink driving.

The Everton forward was stopped by police when driving a woman's black Volkswagen Beetle at 2:00 am (0100 GMT) on September 1, while his pregnant wife and their three sons were on holiday.

Stockport Magistrates' Court in the northwest of England heard Rooney was almost three times over the legal drink-drive limit. A breathalyser test showed his alcohol level was 104 microgrammes in 100 millilitres of breath.

The drink-drive limit in England and Wales is 35 microgrammes per 100 millilitres of breath.

Rooney apologised for his "unforgivable lack of judgement" after his guilty plea.

"Following today's (Monday) court hearing I want publicly to apologise for my unforgivable lack of judgement in driving while over the legal limit. It was completely wrong," he said in a statement.

"I have already said sorry to my family, my manager and chairman and everyone at Everton FC. Now I want to apologise to all the fans and everyone else who has followed and supported me throughout my career.

"Of course I accept the sentence of the court and hope that I can make some amends through my community service."

Rooney's legal team asked the judge to consider not imposing a community order because of his ongoing charitable work.

However, the judge said he was "not convinced" that imposing a large fine "would have the same effect". © AFP

•Photo shows Wayne Rooney.

Source Daily Sports

Posted September 19, 2017


 

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