FORMER Australia batter David Warner has been charged with drink-driving in Sydney.
New South Wales Police confirmed a 39-year-old man was arrested on Sunday following a positive result of a random breath test in Maroubra in East Sydney.
Warner recorded a second positive test at a police station, which was reported at over double the legal blood alcohol concentration limit.
“Officers attached to Traffic and Highway Patrol Command approached the vehicle and subjected the driver – a 39-year-old man – to roadside testing which returned a positive result.”
“He was arrested and taken to Maroubra Police Station where a second test allegedly returned a reading of 0.104.”
Warner has been charged with a mid-range prescribed concentration of alcohol, which applies to drivers in New South Wales with a blood alcohol concentration between 0.08 and 0.149.
He will appear in court on 7 May.
Warner, who was also previously involved in the famous ’sandpaper scape’ scandal, retired from international cricket in 2024, he is currently captain of Pakistan Super League side Karachi Kings.
Their next match is against Peshawar Zalmi on 9 April.
