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Murphy Fined £70k and Banned From Driving for 20 Months
CUMBRIA, ENGLAND, JUL 3 – Nathan Evans received a 12-month ban after drink driving at Appleby Horse Fair; Oisin Murphy was fined £70,000 and banned for 20 months following a crash, court records show.
- Champion jockey Oisin Murphy pleaded guilty on July 3 at Reading Magistrates’ Court for drink-driving after crashing his Mercedes into a tree in Hermitage on April 27.
- The incident happened around midnight with Murphy found speaking on his phone and a breathalyser test showed he had almost twice the legal alcohol limit of 35 micrograms.
- Murphy and his passenger were taken to hospital but no serious injuries occurred, and Murphy issued a public apology acknowledging the seriousness and impact of his actions.
- Judge Sam Goozee fined Murphy £70,000, ordered him to pay £85 costs and a £2,000 surcharge, and banned him from driving for 20 months while acknowledging his remorse.
- The British Horseracing Authority expressed disappointment, confirmed Murphy can keep riding, and said new licence conditions may be applied following this serious offence.
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Oisin Murphy gets away with slap on the wrist as BHA decline to take firm action
“HAVE you been waiting long?” Oisin Murphy seemed pretty relaxed as he greeted a group of photographers who were waiting for him to arrive at Reading Magistrates’ Court on Thursday lunchtime. PAOisin Murphy pleaded guilty to drink driving on Thursday[/caption] His arrival had been signalled when his driver was spotted peering around a corner to check if the coast was clear. It wasn’t. There was barely a spare seat in the public gallery as Oisin …
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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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