Ex-United, Liverpool and England captain slapped with driving ban
He pleaded guilty at Chester Magistrates Court to driving his black Range Rover while over the limit on 28 June in Neston, Cheshire.
District Judge Jack McGarva stated that the message for drivers is not to drink at all if they intend to drive.
Ince was fined £5,000 and ordered to pay a £2,000 statutory surcharge and £85 in costs, amounting to a total of £7,085.
The incident involved his vehicle colliding with the central reservation barrier on Chester High Road.
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