Peter Sagan Given 3-Month Suspended Prison Sentence
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On May 12, at around 11:35 a.m., TotalEnergies rider Peter Sagan, 33, was observed by police in Monaco driving recklessly on a scooter. He was stopped, given a breathalyzer, and arrested. At the police station, it was confirmed with a more accurate test that his blood alcohol levels were 1.46 mg/l, nearly six times Monaco’s maximum permitted intoxication level of 0.25mg/l.
We know what you’re thinking—a scooter? But, rules are rules, and if you’re so intoxicated that you even drive a scooter recklessly, you gotta do the time. Or, in Sagan’s case, he won’t have to do the time, but he will face punishment.
According to Road.cc, Sagan told the police that he had spent the previous night drinking in Monaco’s clubs, and had gone to bed at 3 a.m. He also said that he had an appointment the next morning and that’s why he was driving. Due to the extremely high level of intoxication, the judge reportedly asked Sagan if he had gone to bed or had “fallen into a coma because of the impressive amount of alcohol he had taken.”
Sagan wasn’t at his court hearing, but his legal team argued that jet lag from a recent trip to the U.S. had impacted his intoxication. They argued that a fine would be more appropriate than jail time because of his cycling career.
Surprisingly, or not, this was not Sagan’s first time being arrested in Monaco for drunk driving…on a scooter. A similar scenario occurred in November, 2021.
Sagan had violated the COVID-19 curfew and when officers tried to arrest him for drunk driving on a scooter, he put up resistance. Road.cc reported that Sagan’s lawyers argued that the cyclist “began to struggle with the officers because he feared he was going to be ‘forced to be vaccinated.’” Sagan later apologized for his actions, which he claimed were “due to his excessive alcohol consumption that night, something he said he was not used to.”
Seems a lot like he is used to intoxication and driving a scooter while drunk. Nonetheless, Sagan was given a three-month suspended prison sentence this time around, as well as being banned from driving for three months.
Tune in Saturday to see Sagan start what will be his final Tour de France, and see how he does on a bike with no motor.
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