Rangers player banned from road after drink driving crash

Rangers player banned from road after drink driving crashJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GooglePA MediaRangers player Dujon Sterling admitted crashing his car while he was over the drink driving limitRangers footballer Dujon Sterling has been banned from driving for a year after crashing his car while almost three times over the drink driving limit.The 26-year-old had been in the side that beat Celtic 3-1 at Parkhead on 3 January this year.Sterling then got behind the wheel of his grey Mercedes Amg Gle 63 in the early hours of 4 January. He was seen driving erratically through Glasgow city centre before he crashed into a barrier near the M8.At Glasgow Sheriff Court, the footballer was banned from driving for 12 months and fined £2,250.The court heard how, Sterling, of the city's Dowanhill area, was found to have been driving almost three times over the limit.He was temporarily banned from driving after the incident and given a financial penalty by Rangers Football Club.Rangers footballer Dujon Sterling in court over driving offencesSterling featured in a match away to Hearts on Monday night where he scored his side's only goal in the 2-1 defeat.Sterling pleaded guilty to careless driving having initially been charged with dangerous driving.He also admitted a separate charge of drink driving.The court heard that a witness observed his Mercedes colliding with the barrier and contacted the police.Prosecutor Christa Lindsay said: "Officers observed the collision as described with the front bumper submerged into the crash barrier."Officers saw Sterling outside the vehicle on his mobile phone and they approached him."He said that he did not suffer any injuries. He said that he lost control, veered towards the barrier and crashed into it."Officers believed that Sterling appeared in a "dazed condition" which resulted in him being taken into a police station.A breath test was carried out and it was found that he had 60mcg of alcoh...