[Saba Sports News] British media reported that Birmingham player Marvin Ducksch was fined more than 16,000 pounds after being involved in a car accident while drink-driving. Hours after his side suffered a defeat, the 32-year-old footballer crashed his Mercedes into two other vehicles in Warwickshire, leaving two women injured. He pleaded guilty to drink-driving charges at Warwickshire Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday and was handed a fine of £16,155.
The German international started in the match against Ipswich Town in April, where his team lost 1-2. Shortly after the game ended, Ducksch got into his car. While trying to change music, he collided with two vehicles on the A3400 Stratford Road near Henley-in-Arden, close to the club’s training ground. Police conducted a breathalyzer test at the scene, which showed he had 65 micrograms of alcohol per 100 millilitres of breath, nearly twice the legal limit.
The editor believes that the player should count himself lucky to be alive. For one thing, he escaped death himself, and for another, no other motorists lost their lives either. Otherwise, he would now be brought before a criminal court on charges of dangerous driving causing death, and that is exactly how serious this incident could have been.