US EditionMurphy Fined £70k and Banned From Driving for 20 Months
- Champion jockey Oisin Murphy admitted to drink-driving on July 3 at Reading Magistrates’ Court after losing control of his Mercedes and crashing it against a tree near Hermitage, West Berkshire, on April 27.
- The crash followed Murphy driving with nearly twice the legal alcohol limit of 35 micrograms, with a breath test showing 66 micrograms per 100 millilitres of breath.
- Murphy and his passenger were taken to hospital but later discharged, and Murphy issued a public apology expressing remorse to his passenger, colleagues, and the public.
- Judge Sam Goozee fined Murphy £70,000, banned him from driving for 20 months, imposed costs of £85, a £2,000 surcharge, and required completion of a drink-driving awareness course.
- The British Horseracing Authority expressed disappointment, confirmed Murphy can continue riding, and plans to add new licence conditions that may go to the Licensing Committee.
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Champion jockey Oisin Murphy fined £70,000 after admitting drink-driving
Champion jockey Oisin Murphy has been fined £70,000 after he admitted driving a car while drunk and crashing into a tree earlier this year. Murphy, 29, of Beales Farm Road, Lambourn, Hungerford, was also banned from driving for a period of 20 months at Reading Magistrates’ Court on Thursday after he pleaded guilty to one count of driving a motor vehicle while over the prescribed limit of alcohol.
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