please log in to view this image FORMER England football star Paul Merson was arrested yesterday for suspected drink-driving after he cheated death in a motorway smash. Advertisement >> The Sky Sports pundit admits he fell asleep at the wheel of his £40,000 Mercedes before crashing into the central reservation and a lorry. Merson, 43, was arrested after being given a breath test on the hard shoulder of the M40 shortly after 3am. He escaped from the 70mph crash yesterday with facial injuries and was taken to hospital where police took blood samples for analysis. He left hospital with bloodstains on his suit and white shirt. Stitches covered a wound above his left eye. Merson, who played for England 21 times, told the Mirror: âI fell asleep and just hit the central reservation. âI banged my head on the windscreen and the car is a write-off. Iâm very lucky to have survived. âI managed to get out by myself and the emergency services were brilliant. âNow I just want to get home and have some rest.â Paul Merson at Tuesday night's 'An Evening with the Stars' event (Pic: Getty Images) A source said: âHe had not been wearing a seatbelt and the car spun round at least once before it ploughed into the central reservation Gazza even gets a mention, poor sod... Full story http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-st...-for-suspected-drink-driving-115875-23484996/
Drunk and never learn... Our lass has said that to me plenty of times over the years..... But one thing I would never do is drive after I have had a drink; not even after one pint...
