Oisin Murphy: Champion jockey fined £70,000 for drink driving after crashing car into tree
The champion Jockey Oisin Murphy, drunk driving and his car hit a tree early this year, a significant fine and long driving ban was given.
29 -year -old Beales Farm Road, Lambourn, Hungerford, was fined £ 70,000, and on Thursday, the Magistrate’s Court Reading Court was disqualified for 20 months.
Murphy was found guilty of applying a motor vehicle while on the prescribed alcohol limit.
The accusation watched an incident on April 27, where Gray Mercedes left a class and collided with a tree at 12 o’clock in Hermitage, Hermitage. The court heard that a passenger with the vehicle was with Murphy at the time. Both people were then hospitalized after the accident.
Murphy was then discharged to perform a breath -receiving test at a police station at 7 am, which showed 66mg per 100 milliliters of breath.
Prosecutor Richard Atkins told the court that during the driving, it meant that “the driving limit of the beverage driving limit is only shy.
Murphy, a dark blue suit, white shirt and tie sports, spoke only to confirm his name, date of birth and address before entering the criminal appeal.
Judge Sam Gooze, conviction, told Murphy: “What are you lucky that you have not been injured by your passenger or the public’s actions.
Orum I balance it with your regret for your actions.
“You also noticed that you have disappointed the people through your actions and colleagues in the race world.”
Murphy’s defense lawyer Alex Di Francesco presented the court an apology to his client.
Mr. Di Francesco said: “First he wants to apologize to the passenger, the public and other road users… and he wants to apologize to the employees together.”
Murphy was fined 70,000 with an additional fee of £ 2,000 and a cost of £ 85.
The figure was calculated according to the annual earnings of the court.
Murphy, who grew up in Killarney, Co Kerry, crowned England champion jockey four times in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2024.
Last week, Racing Personnel Week was among the winners of Doncaster Raine Course, which supported Handicap, and at the beginning of June, five winners in Royal Ascot.
