Former Bronco Steve Renouf has pleaded guilty to driving almost four times the legal limit, with a court hearing he told roadside police: “You’ve got me, I’m drunk.”
Renouf, 55, was pulled over by police in a white Kia on Windsor Road, Red Hill, about 10.45pm on July 1.
Police alleged he failed a random roadside breath test, and that a second test returned a reading of 0.197, almost four times the legal limit.
Steve Renouf in his playing heyday. Credit: Peter Bull
Police prosecutor Kiara D’Odorico told the Brisbane Magistrates Court on Wednesday that Renouf was pulled over by police for a licence check and breath test, and admitted to them that he was drunk.
Officers reported that Renouf was unsteady on his feet, he was slurring his words, and he had dropped several items on the ground while trying to retrieve his licence, D’Odorico said.
He was detained for the purpose of the second test, but Renouf responded, “No, no, no,” and tried to walk away, the court heard.
He was then placed in handcuffs and taken to the watchhouse.
Renouf’s lawyer, Angelo Venardos, told the court he had been out drinking with friends in Paddington earlier in the day.
Renouf then made the “foolish decision” to drive home, where police pulled him over. At the time the former footballer, who has type-1 diabetes, was going through a hypoglycemic episode.
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