Carlton football player Derksen loses licence for 12 months for drink driving

Carlton football player Wade Derksen fined, loses licence for 12 months for drink driving Posted Carlton Football Club player Wade Derksen has been fined after being caught driving with a blood alcohol content three times the legal limit earlier this year. The 25-year-old did not appear in person at Darwin Local Court today, however he pleaded guilty to high-range drink driving via telephone. The court heard Derksen was driving along the Arnhem Highway south of Darwin in September after a day of drinking and fishing with friends. The father-of-three was stopped by police for a random roadside breath test where he blew a blood-alcohol reading of 0.174. Derksen was convicted, fined $873 and has been suspended from driving for 12 months. Loading