Dean Windass handed driving ban and community work
Dean Windass has been banned from driving after crashing his car while three times over the drink-drive limit.
The former Hull City star, 43, admitted the offence at Bradford Magistrates Court today.
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Regret: Former Hull City star Dean Windass.
He was driving home to his flat in Leeds on October 3, after watching Hull City play Blackpool the previous evening, when he fell asleep at the wheel and hit a parked car at 5am.
Windass admitted to police he had been drinking before and after the match. He had drunk two pints of lager and two large glasses of wine six hours before the accident.
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Maria Temkow, for Windass, said her client had been suffering from depression but was not an alcoholic.
"He bitterly regrets getting into that car," she said.
Windass, who had no previous convictions, was banned from driving for 28 months. He must also complete 250 hours of unpaid work and pay £165 costs.
• Dean Windass tells of his drink-driving shame
Comments
by granadaimp
Wednesday, November 07 2012, 12:48PM
“Should hve been an M P/ High ranking copper /ECT would have got off with some legal loophole
its ike this man city player who has killed some poor guy how come hes not up yet any average perso would have been in cout and prison bye now !!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
by HCAFCscarb
Tuesday, October 16 2012, 5:04PM
“Quozy
Liar !”
by Quozy
Tuesday, October 16 2012, 3:15PM
“2 year ban for being 3 times over the limit...??....What a joke....I got a 2 year ban just for ac***ilating 12 points and a hefty fine to go with it....Judges need to get in the real world.”
by adolfo
Tuesday, October 16 2012, 2:37PM
“Enough is enough flipping heck!!!!”
by valencian
Tuesday, October 16 2012, 1:53PM
“Brittincal 2010 Deano does have his badges and was assistant manager or coach at Darlington when he finished playing. The job though did not last long due to poor results. I am not sure whether he would make a good coach of the strikers it does not always follow that because you could play the game that you can coach it. Look at Hull City under Barmby we could not score and now under Bruce we have defended badly. The one thing that puzzles me with the current situation the game finishes at 10 it takes an hour to drive to Leeds and he has drunk two glasses of wine. He was never fast on the football field he must be even slower in the bar.”
by HCAFCscarb
Tuesday, October 16 2012, 12:38PM
“i Believe for Deaono to have been 3 times over the limit he must have gone straight from drinking into his car....maybe thats why the judge gave him community service as well as the ban..
Heres hoping you can now put your stupid mistakes behind you and start to build a better life for yourself...stop drinking or you will end up dead.
Remember your Kids need you to be around for them.
All the best Deano ....”
by MikeMadrid
Tuesday, October 16 2012, 11:55AM
“I suppose "2 large glasses of wine" could have been 2 pints!”
by MikeMadrid
Tuesday, October 16 2012, 11:51AM
“Clearly he'd drank a considerable amount more than he admitted. So you can add porky pies to the offence commited. Totally agree with Jimmy Melton. Mr Average gets nailed (and quite rightly) for the same offence, whilst, Windass, because of who is is gets off really lightly. Shame on the courts!”
by jimmy_melton
Tuesday, October 16 2012, 10:36AM
“my friend was banned when he was 21. less alcohol, less damage to property, 10 grand a year. same ban but £600 fine. please explain how £165 is a punishment to dean windass”
by rtyrty20
Tuesday, October 16 2012, 8:46AM
“I don't believe for a second that the one time he crashed is the only time he's driven over the limit. He's probably been endangering lives for ages.”