NRL star Ezra Mam has been fined and had his license suspended after a head on car-crash earlier this year while on a "cocktail" of drugs.
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00:00Mam pleaded guilty here in Brisbane's Magistrate Court to driving while a drug was present
00:07in his system and driving while he had a suspended license.
00:11In October, the star Broncos 5-8 was involved in a head-on collision at Barden in Brisbane's
00:17West with an Uber.
00:19Two of the Uber's occupants, a woman and a child, sustained minor injuries.
00:23Following the accident, Mam failed a roadside drug test and a second one later at hospital.
00:29The judge heard today that he had a cocktail of drunks in his system, including cocaine.
00:34The judge labelled his actions as stupid, saying he could have killed someone or himself.
00:39While speaking outside the court today, Mam said he was deeply sorry for his actions and
00:44will reach out to the victims directly today to apologise and start to remedy that process.
00:49This incident isn't a reflection of who I want to be, but what is expected of me as
00:54a role model.
00:55To the NRL, the Brisbane Broncos, the fans and my family, I'm sorry.
01:01And I promise to work on being a better person and representative of the club and the game
01:06that I love.
01:07The Broncos and the NRL's investigation into the incident is ongoing.