Newcastle’s Joelinton has been banned from driving for 12 months and fined £31,085 after pleading guilty to drunk driving during a court appearance in Tyneside on Thursday.
A 26-year-old Brazilian gets his driver’s license back after nine months after completing a DUI rehabilitation course. Acquired from Hoffenheim in 2019 for his £40million, the midfielder or forward was driving from Newcastle city center to his home in the Northumberland village of Ponteland in a black Mercedes. . speeding.
Jorington told officers he drank two glasses of wine and breathed on the side of the road. it was done.
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The appearance at the Magistrate’s Court in Newcastle upon Tyne took place in Southampton less than 36 hours after Joelinton, a key member of Newcastle’s domineering team, scored the decisive goal. It was when we won the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final.
Eddie Howe has said the club will take disciplinary action against Joelinton “internally”, but it would be a surprise if he were demoted for his return on Tuesday.
Defense attorney Jeffrey Forrester told the court that he believed Joelinton was under the legal alcohol limit. “He has apologized to everyone involved and if he could turn his clock back, he would.”
District Judge Paul Collar told the Brazilian that he “deeply hopes” he has learned his lesson. could have had disastrous consequences for
Joelinton’s fine – £29,000 base plus £2,000 surcharge and £85 cost – was given to the judges with access to documents showing the player’s basic weekly wage of £43,000. It was calculated after
During lockdown, Joelinton was fined £200 for breaking government restrictions to cut his hair.