'3 glasses of wine and...': Details of David Warner's drunk driving arrest revealed

Sydney, 6 April 2026 — Australian cricket stalwart David Warner is facing a middle-range drink-driving charge after allegedly recording a blood-alcohol level more than double the legal limit during a random breath test in Sydney’s eastern suburbs on Tuesday.

New South Wales Police said officers from the Traffic and Highway Patrol Command were conducting stationary random testing on Malabar Road, Maroubra, about 5:30 pm when a van stopped short of the site and parked. Warner, 39, was behind the wheel. A roadside screening returned a positive result, prompting his arrest and transfer to Maroubra Police Station where a subsequent breath analysis allegedly registered 0.104. The legal limit for fully licensed drivers in Australia is 0.05.

According to a Daily Mail report, Warner told police he had consumed “three glasses of wine” at a friend’s house before deciding to drive to his Maroubra residence. He was issued with a Field Court Attendance Notice for driving with a middle-range prescribed concentration of alcohol and is scheduled to appear at the Downing Centre Local Court on Thursday 7 May 2026.

The charge carries potential fines and a mandatory licence disqualification if Warner is convicted. While the proceedings will not prevent him from travelling to rejoin Karachi Kings for the Pakistan Super League, commercial ramifications could follow; Cricket NSW and Transport for NSW have partnered on road-safety initiatives for 23 years, including the annual Road Safety Cup.

Warner is captaining Karachi Kings this season, with the team second on the PSL table on six points from three matches. He has amassed 93 runs in three outings, including a half-century against Lahore on 2 April. The left-hander retired from Test cricket in January 2024 and from ODIs after last year’s 50-over World Cup, with his most recent international appearance coming in the Super 8 stage of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.

Warner was on a brief personal break in Sydney before Karachi Kings’ next fixture against Peshawar Zalmi on 9 April.