Brisbane Broncos star Ezra Mam is dealing with an NRL integrity unit investigation after allegedly failing an preliminary roadside drug check following a automotive crash.
Police will allege Mam was unlicensed on the time of the incident.
Mam was accompanied by police at hospital on Friday night time, after he was concerned in an accident within the Brisbane suburb of Bardon.
He had scans on his head following the collision, however was later launched and the Broncos stated he was handled for “minor accidents”.
Mam underwent a roadside drug check and allegedly returned a constructive end result.
Mam’s 2024 season ended early resulting from an ankle harm. (Instagram: ezra.mam)
The 21-year-old was then ordered to undertake a second drug check utilizing blood samples, with police awaiting the outcomes of these.
“Police are investigating following a two-vehicle site visitors crash at Bardon final night time, October 18,” police stated in a press release.
“Preliminary investigations point out at roughly 5.20pm, a Ford Ranger utility was travelling north-east alongside Simpsons Street when it struck a Toyota Camry, travelling in the wrong way, close to the intersection of The Drive.
“Preliminary roadside drug testing was performed on the motive force of the utility, a 21-year-old Ipswich man; nonetheless, police are awaiting additional outcomes.
“No-one was significantly injured, and investigations are persevering with. No-one is in custody.”
The Broncos knowledgeable the NRL’s integrity unit instantly on Friday night time, and are nonetheless trying to achieve additional readability across the drug exams.
The membership’s welfare officers attended the scene of the crash, and have been in fixed communication with Mam.
It’s the second drama to beset Mam because the finish of Brisbane’s horror season, after the NRL appeared into an interplay between Mam, teammate Reece Walsh and a fan in Bali final month.
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