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Origin legend fined after Porsche crash
September 15, 2010 - 2:57PM
State of Origin rugby league legend Dale Shearer has been fined $1000 and banned from driving for a year for drink-driving after a crash that almost killed him.
Shearer on Wednesday faced Noosa Magistrates Court where he pleaded guilty to the charge.
The 44-year-old Australian and Origin star crashed and rolled his four-wheel-drive Porsche at Peregian Springs, on the Sunshine Coast, late on February 21 last year.
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He spent months in hospital with neck and abdominal injuries, forced to communicate with family members by winking.
Police took blood samples following the crash to determine whether alcohol was a factor.
Shearer played 20 Tests for Australia and 26 State of Origin matches for Queensland.
Origin legend fined after Porsche crash
September 15, 2010 - 2:57PM
State of Origin rugby league legend Dale Shearer has been fined $1000 and banned from driving for a year for drink-driving after a crash that almost killed him.
Shearer on Wednesday faced Noosa Magistrates Court where he pleaded guilty to the charge.
The 44-year-old Australian and Origin star crashed and rolled his four-wheel-drive Porsche at Peregian Springs, on the Sunshine Coast, late on February 21 last year.
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He spent months in hospital with neck and abdominal injuries, forced to communicate with family members by winking.
Police took blood samples following the crash to determine whether alcohol was a factor.
Shearer played 20 Tests for Australia and 26 State of Origin matches for Queensland.