Derby County footballers Tom Lawrence and Mason Bennett have pleaded guilty to drink-driving and failing to stop at the scene of an accident on the A6 near Derby last month.
The pair arrived at Derby Magistrates Court on Tuesday morning to deliver their plea.
Following the crash, Lawrence provided a sample of 58 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millimetres of breath while Bennett blew 64 microgrammes per 100 millimetres of breath. The legal limit is 35mg.
The incident left club captain Richard Keogh with career-threatening injuries while there was a fourth passenger that was in the car at the time of the crash.
The accident occurred after Lawrence’s vehicle collided with the rear of Bennett’s after they drove home from The Joiners Arms pub in Quarndon.
Lawrence was carrying two passengers, Keogh and an 18-year-old academy player.
Lawrence and Bennett left the scene before returning 45 minutes later. Police were already at the scene when the pair got back to the wrecked vehicle.
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