39-year-old faces \u201cmiddle-range\u201d drink-driving charge after allegedly being more than twice the legal limit
\nSYDNEY
\nAustralian cricket star David Warner will \u201caccept responsibility\u201d for drink-driving, his lawyer told reporters on Thursday after a Sydney court hearing.
\nThe 39-year-old faces a \u201cmiddle-range\u201d drink-driving charge, court documents showed, after allegedly being more than twice the legal limit in Sydney in April.
\nWarner \u2014 one of Australia\u2019s best-known sportsmen \u2014 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.
\n\u201cI can indicate that David will be accepting responsibility for drink-driving,\u201d defence lawyer Bobby Hill told reporters outside court, according to public broadcaster ABC.
\n\u201cSo many of us make those poor decisions. I think what\u2019s important is accepting and being accountable for those poor decisions,\u201d he said.
\nWarner\u2019s lawyer argued that the case showed the risk people take when trying to assess whether they have drunk too much.
\n\u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019re a tradesman, a doctor or one of the best opening batsmen in the world, that danger exists for every one of us.\u201d
\nFormer 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.
\nCourt documents showed the next hearing was set for June 24.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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