St George Illawarra coach Paul McGregor is due for a date in court after allegedly being charged with drink-driving.
As reported by Channel Seven’s Josh Massoud, the Dragons coach was pulled over on Sunday morning by police, and failed a roadside breath test.
He was subsequently arrested and taken to Wollongong police station, where he recorded a blood alcohol level reading of 0.063 – slightly over the limit of 0.05.
McGregor was then charged with low-level drink-driving, and issued a court attendance notice.
The date of the court appearance is not yet known.
The NRL was reportedly unaware of the incident as of Thursday morning, and is currently waiting for a report on the incident from the Dragons.
Under McGregor, the Red V started the NRL season in ordinary fashion, winning just two of their first six games and going scoreless in consecutive outings against the Cowboys and Broncos. However, two wins in their past two games seemed to have turned their season around.
McGregor had the following the say:
“I was in total disbelief at the reading given the time frame between my last drink and the incident. I’m extremely disappointed with myself and totally understand the problems that can and could have arisen from my poor decision. It was a mistake, a gross error of judgement and one that I deeply regret”.
BREAKING @7NewsSydney: @NRL_Dragons coach Paul McGregor arrested for DUI 0.063 Sunday morning. https://t.co/CO8WyvgDbg
— Josh Massoud (@josh_massoud) April 28, 2016
Paul McGregor should be sacked.
— Patrick Avenell (@Patrickavenell) April 28, 2016
@TheBasedChapo @NRL_Dragons lol Drink driving is wrong, but Paul McGregor was apparently 0.063.. #ReallyNothingAtAll
— Kim_Wiggins (@Kim_Wiggins) April 28, 2016
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