Australian cricket star David Warner will “accept responsibility” for drink-driving, his lawyer told reporters on Thursday after a Sydney court hearing.<\/p>\n
The 39-year-old faces a “middle-range” drink-driving charge, court documents showed, after allegedly being more than twice the legal limit in Sydney in April.<\/p>\n
Warner — one of Australia’s best-known sportsmen — is accused of being at the wheel of a van and stopping short of a random testing site, before being breath-tested, arrested and taken to a police station.<\/p>\n
“I can indicate that David will be accepting responsibility for drink-driving,” defence lawyer Bobby Hill told reporters outside court, according to public broadcaster ABC.<\/p>\n
“So many of us make those poor decisions. I think what’s important is accepting and being accountable for those poor decisions,” he said.<\/p>\n
Warner’s lawyer argued that the case showed the risk people take when trying to assess whether they have drunk too much.<\/p>\n
“It doesn’t matter if you’re a tradesman, a doctor or one of the best opening batsmen in the world, that danger exists for every one of us.”<\/p>\n
Former international opener Warner, who captains Sydney Thunder in the domestic Big Bash League, did not appear in court and has not entered a plea, local media said.<\/p>\n
Court documents showed the next hearing was set for June 24.<\/p>\n
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