Brisbane’s season from hell has taken another turn with winger Josiah Karapani dropped after he was allegedly involved in another off-field incident.
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The Broncos confirmed in a statement on Monday that Karapani was allegedly caught travelling at 119km per hour in a 100km/h zone on the Pacific Motorway at MacGregor in Brisbane’s south on Sunday morning and then stopped by Queensland Police.
Karapani received an infringement notice for the speeding offence along with further fines for ‘Failure to display P plates’, ‘Driving an unregistered vehicle’ and ‘Driving an uninsured vehicle’.
Following the roadside stop, Karapani was taken to Holland Park Police Station where he returned a reading of 0.037 after being subject to a breath analysis.
As a provisional licence holder, Karapani is subject to a zero-blood alcohol concentration and was subsequently issued with a notice to appear in court on July 21 in relation to the drink driving offence.
The Broncos informed the NRL Integrity Unit of the incident and confirmed Karapani has been dropped from Saturday’s game against the Sharks.
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The latest incident comes after Karapani was hit with a fine and month-long ban from Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley precinct by Queensland Police in March for being a ‘public nuisance’.
That alleged incident took place just hours after Brisbane’s win over the Dolphins and resulted in Karapani being stood down by the club’s leadership group ahead of the game against the Gold Coast the following week.
“It’s important everyone knows the standards and culture of this club that we are setting is above any player or person in this organisation,” Adam Reynolds said at the time.
“Everyone needs to jump on board or you risk facing some time away from the team.
“Josiah is fully aware of the mistake he has made and is fully apologetic towards the group. I am sure he won’t make that mistake again. He is a big part of our team but unfortunately he won’t be there this week.”