Manchester City midfielder Yaya Touré pleaded guilty to drunk driving on Monday despite claiming that he unintentionally consumed alcohol, he said in a statement.
“Over the last two weeks there has been some confusion as to why I was charged with drink [sic] driving, as it is well known that I am a Muslim and do not drink. I have always refused alcohol,” Touré explained in the release .
“It was important to me that I told the court that I had not intentionally consumed alcohol. The judge in his sentencing remarks accepted that I had not been intentionally drinking. Drink [sic] driving is a serious crime and even though I was not intentionally consuming alcohol I accept the ban and fine and I would like to apologize for this situation.”
According to The Telegraph, he told a judge that he poured what he thought was Diet Coke from a jug at a party, and despite a strange taste, he continued to drink it. Touré was the designated driver for a group and while he felt “tired,” he did not suspect he was drunk, and drove them home with twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system.
The 33-year-old was fined a little more than $68,000 and banned from driving for 18 months.
 |
| Yaya Touré pleads guilty to drunk driving despite claim he unintentionally drank |
.jpg "Sona Solar Zimbabwe")
.jpg "Sona Solar Zimbabwe")
