This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-45822780
The article has changed 6 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 4 | Version 5 |
|---|---|
| Zak Hardaker: Wigan Warriors player banned for drink-driving | Zak Hardaker: Wigan Warriors player banned for drink-driving |
| (8 days later) | |
| Rugby league player Zak Hardaker has been banned after admitting being more than twice the drink-drive limit. | Rugby league player Zak Hardaker has been banned after admitting being more than twice the drink-drive limit. |
| Hardaker made an "amateurish attempt" to avoid police by driving down a cul-de-sac and running away in September, Leeds Magistrates' Court heard. | Hardaker made an "amateurish attempt" to avoid police by driving down a cul-de-sac and running away in September, Leeds Magistrates' Court heard. |
| The 26-year-old was spotted driving erratically having drunk "two gins and six pints" and was arrested at his house in Pontefract, West Yorkshire. | The 26-year-old was spotted driving erratically having drunk "two gins and six pints" and was arrested at his house in Pontefract, West Yorkshire. |
| The England and Wigan Warriors player was given a 20-month driving ban. | The England and Wigan Warriors player was given a 20-month driving ban. |
| Hardaker, who is nearing the end of a 14-month playing ban for cocaine use, also received a £1,810 fine. | Hardaker, who is nearing the end of a 14-month playing ban for cocaine use, also received a £1,810 fine. |
| The court heard officers spotted him driving erratically just after midnight on 26 September. | The court heard officers spotted him driving erratically just after midnight on 26 September. |
| Prosecutors told how Hardaker, who had been to a pub earlier in the evening, was seen leaving his Ford Fiesta via the driver's side and, along with a passenger, run away from the police. | |
| Officers went to the rugby league player's home, where he initially denied he had been driving it at the time of the offence. | Officers went to the rugby league player's home, where he initially denied he had been driving it at the time of the offence. |
| The court was told that, upon being taken to a police station, Hardaker "came to his senses" and admitted his offence. | The court was told that, upon being taken to a police station, Hardaker "came to his senses" and admitted his offence. |
| Nick Hammond, defending, told how the conviction could have a "devastating effect" on the sportsman's career. | Nick Hammond, defending, told how the conviction could have a "devastating effect" on the sportsman's career. |
| His bid to run away was a "very amateurish attempt to avoid the attentions of the police", he said. | His bid to run away was a "very amateurish attempt to avoid the attentions of the police", he said. |