Oisin Murphy charged with drink driving after car crash

Champion jockey Oisin Murphy has been charged with drink driving and failing to co-operate with police after a car crash in April.

The 29-year-old was arrested after a grey Mercedes A Class crashed into a tree in Hermitage, Berkshire.

Thames Valley Police said he has been charged with one count of driving a motor vehicle while over the prescribed limit of alcohol and one count of failing to co-operate with a preliminary test at the roadside.

“The charge is in connection with a single vehicle road traffic collision around 12.05 BST on Sunday 27 April this year when a grey Mercedes A Class left the road and crashed into a tree,” police said in a statement.

Murphy, a four-time champion jockey, is due to appear at Reading Magistrates’ Court on 3 July.