Plunkett faces drink-drive questioning
Liam Plunkett, the England seamer who is touring with the Ashes squad, will be questioned by police on his return in connection with a drink-driving offence
Cricinfo staff
22-Nov-2006
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Plunkett, 21, was breathalysed after allegedly crashing his 4x4 into another car outside the Tall Trees nightclub in Yarm, Teesside.
Student Russell Cowan, 19, and his girlfriend suffered minor whiplash and their car was written off. A friend of Cowan's told The Sun newspaper: "The driver of the 4x4 got out and asked if they were all right. He wasn't hurt but was very apologetic -- he was also shocked and upset.
Everyone involved was very lucky not to have been badly hurt. The police arrived and must have told him the test had shown he had been drinking, as he started to cry. It wasn't very nice to see him like that."
Police then took Plunkett away for further tests, but the results were not available before he flew to Australia, and as a result will not be known until he returns in seven weeks time.
A police spokesman refused to comment on the incident.