Former NRL star Sam Burgess has been cleared of failing a roadside drug check as he gears as much as battle an allegation he drove on a suspended licence.
Mr Burgess, 34, was pulled over in his BMW 4WD in Kingsford in Sydney’s japanese suburbs in December final 12 months and it was alleged by police that the South Sydney nice returned a optimistic consequence for cocaine.
At the time he posted a press release to social media wherein he denied having consumed any drug.
His solicitor Bryan Wrench on Wednesday informed the Waverley Local Court that his shopper had by no means been charged after a second check returned a unfavorable consequence.
“Mr Burgess was pulled over, submitted to a drug test and I can happily confirm the drug test has now confirmed there were no drugs in Mr Burgess’ system,” Mr Wrench stated in court docket on Tuesday.
Mr Wrench additionally stated that an unbiased drug check additionally confirmed the unfavorable consequence.
He was additionally charged with allegedly driving on a suspended licence and is about to battle that allegation at a listening to subsequent 12 months.
Mr Wrench on Tuesday stated in court docket it appeared there was a “vendetta” to get Mr Burgess off the highway.
He raised feedback made by then state Transport Minister Andrew Constance who in May 2021 informed a press convention: “We are now of course going to have to go back through the police, the DPP to see what we can do to legally get him (Mr Burgess) off the road.”
At the time Mr Burgess had no conviction recorded towards him after he pleaded responsible to a few unrelated site visitors offences of driving an unregistered automobile, driving with out a NSW licence and driving with cocaine in his system.
When he was pulled over there was no signal that he was intoxicated, the court docket heard on the time.
He was fined $1162 and sentenced to a nine-month conditional launch order.
At the time a Justice of the Peace spared him a conviction as a result of “arduous and rigorous” rehabilitation program the retired Englishman had accomplished.
Mr Wrench stated the suspension was for issues which have been over three-years-old and appeared: “arbitrary by the RMS.”
Mr Burgess will contest the driving whereas suspended matter at a listening to in February 2024.
Source: www.foxsports.com.au