David Warner Convicted, Fined For Drink-Driving in Australia

Former Australia batsman David Warner was convicted and fined A$1,500 ($1,065) for drink-driving by a Sydney court on Tuesday after being arrested in April. 

Warner, one of Australia's most decorated cricketers, pleaded guilty after failing a breath-test on ?the Easter weekend when driving his family home in Sydney's eastern suburbs after a social function. The 39-year-old's blood-alcohol reading was more than twice the legal



limit.

Waverley Local Court heard Warner stopped his car when he saw the roadside breath-testing site and attempted to swap seats with a female passenger. 

"I accept Mr Warner is unlikely to ?re-offend," Judge Clare Farnan told the court in comments published by Australian media. "(But) regrettably, drink-driving is still a significant factor in many crashes in New South Wales." The offence was aggravated because children were in the car at the time, Farnan said.