{"id":417462,"date":"2026-01-16T18:53:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T18:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/417462\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T18:53:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T18:53:27","slug":"former-nrl-star-curtis-scott-to-contest-drink-driving-charges-despite-police-revealing-stunning-new-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/417462\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NRL star Curtis Scott to contest drink driving charges – despite police revealing stunning new allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pleaded not guilty to a number of DUI charges<\/p>\n

By ANDREW PRENTICE, SPORTS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA <\/p>\n

Published: 19:37 EST, 15 January 2026 | Updated: 22:55 EST, 15 January 2026 <\/p>\n

Former NRL<\/a> bad boy Curtis Scott will contest allegations he was drink driving before leaving the scene of a crash in Sydney<\/a>\u2019s south.<\/p>\n

The former Melbourne Storm and Canberra Raiders centre allegedly drove while over the legal limit when he crashed his ute into a number of trees on Kennedy Crescent in Bonnet Bay on June 15 last year.<\/p>\n

Police allege the 28-year-old then left the scene.<\/p>\n

Scott was later arrested at his home and taken to Sutherland Hospital.<\/p>\n

In December last year, Scott was charged by police<\/a> and issued a number of Court Attendance Notices.<\/p>\n

He did not appear before the Sutherland Local Court on January 15 where his matter was briefly mentioned.<\/p>\n

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Former NRL bad boy Curtis Scott will contest allegations he was drink driving before leaving the scene of a crash in Sydney\u2019s south last June<\/p>\n

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The former Melbourne Storm and Canberra Raiders centre allegedly drove while over the legal limit when he crashed his ute into a number of trees in Bonnet Bay on June 15 last year<\/p>\n

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After his NRL career ended in 2021, Scott turned his attention to heavyweight boxing (pictured, in a bout against AFL legend Barry Hall)<\/p>\n

High-profile solicitor Robert Candelori entered a series of not guilty pleas to the charges on Scott’s behalf.<\/p>\n

The heavyweight boxer – whose career record is 4-0 which includes three knockout victories – has been charged with drive vehicle under influence of alcohol, drive with middle range PCA, and negligent driving (no death or grievous bodily harm).<\/p>\n

Police will allege Scott drove with a mid-range PCA – and was also behind the wheel while his driving licence was suspended.<\/p>\n

In January of 2020,\u00a0Scott was arrested in the early hours of the morning near the Sydney Cricket Ground at Moore Park.<\/p>\n

While Scott was initially charged with six offences, including two counts of assaulting a police officer, all charges were later dropped and he was awarded $100,000 in legal costs.<\/p>\n

It followed bodycam evidence which showed Scott wasn’t at fault.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In 2022, Scott was convicted and fined over domestic violence offences <\/a>committed against his former girlfriend, athlete Tay-Leiha Clark.<\/p>\n

He was found guilty of assault occasioning actual bodily harm, common assault and stalking or intimidation with intent to cause fear of physical harm.<\/p>\n

Scott is next due to appear at Sutherland Local Court on March 12.<\/p>\n

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