• Merson's Mercedes crashed into 38-tonne truck on M40• Sky Sports pundit banned from driving and fined £1,500The former England footballer Paul Merson has been given a 14-month driving ban after a court heard how he crashed his Mercedes into a 38-tonne truck while over the legal alcohol limit.Leamington Spa magistrates court was told that the former Arsenal and Aston Villa star, who pleaded guilty to drink-driving, fell asleep at the wheel on the M40.Merson, who suffered a head injury in the accident last October, was fined £1,500 and ordered to pay £105 in costs and a £15 victim surcharge.Magistrates heard that the Sky Sports pundit was dri...
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