Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Hugo Lloris has been banned from driving and fined after he accepted he drove his car despite being over two times the drink-drive limit.
Lloris, who spent Friday night in jail has been handed a 20-month driving ban as well as being fined £50,000 for the incident which took place in the early hours of Friday, Aug. 24 The French international appeared in court in London on Wednesday 12th. Lloris had attended a dinner and drinks in central London where he was accompanied by Arsenal captain Laurent Koscielny and Chelsea’s Olivier Giroud.
More details emerged from the prosecutor in Westminster Magistrates Court on Wednesday, with Lloris said to be driving at 15 miler per hour in a 30 zone, while he also ran a red light and swerved towards parked cars before being stopped by police. It was also revealed that vomit was found in his car and Lloris had to be helped out of the vehicle by police officers.
Tottenham have said they are dealing with the matter internally, with Lloris’ manager Mauricio Pochettino previously accepting it was extremely out of character for their club captain but wasn’t something they could justify.
It remains to be seen whether or not Lloris will be stripped of the captaincy for Spurs and France after this incident.
Source:AFP
