Before being involved in a head-on collision and failing an initial roadside drug test, Brisbane sensation Ezra Mam was allegedly driving without a license.
Following his police detention and hospitalization for additional testing following Friday night’s mishap in the Brisbane suburb of Bardon, Mam is the subject of an NRL integrity unit inquiry.
The 21-year-old was released from the hospital after undergoing scans on his head due to a bump in the accident, and it is thought that the injury is not life-threatening.
It is also said that the other car’s occupants’ injuries were not severe.
However, Mam’s head injury might be just the beginning of the five-eighth’s problems.
The Broncos player reportedly tested positive for narcotics after his initial roadside drug and alcohol testing.
Police are awaiting the results of a second drug test that he was ordered to undergo using blood samples.
Mam hasn’t been charged yet.
The individual allegedly gave a positive response to a roadside drug test, according to a statement from Queensland Police.
“He was held in order to undergo additional testing that required blood work at the hospital.
“The sample is then sent for analysis after this. It may take many weeks to complete this testing.
“The Queensland Police Service (QPS) is not involved in the testing process. While we wait for results, the QPS is unable to comment further.
“It will be alleged the 21-year-old man was unlicensed at the time of the incident.”
After its welfare officers arrived at the crash site on Friday night, the Broncos promptly notified the NRL’s integrity section.
“Broncos player Ezra Mam was involved In a road accident late yesterday in Brisbane,” the team announced.
After receiving treatment for minor wounds at the hospital, he was discharged last night.
“Last night, the Broncos reported the situation to the NRL Integrity Unit. At this point, no more remarks will be made regarding the matter.
Following the NRL’s investigation into an encounter between him, Reece Walsh, and a fan in Bali last month, this is the second crisis to plague Mam since the conclusion of Brisbane’s nightmare season.
The Broncos’ off-season was already tumultuous; they parted ways with coach Kevin Walters last month following their decline from the 2023 championship game to 12th place this season.
Since then, the team has hired Michael Maguire as its new coach, and he may have avoided the most recent problem.
This season, roadside drug tests have become a serious problem for the NRL.
Braydon Trindall, a playmaker for Cronulla, missed five games after testing positive for driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol in May.
Josh Addo-Carr, a flyer for Canterbury, also missed the Bulldogs’ defeat to Manly in the elimination final due to a positive roadside drug test.
With an NRL-imposed suspension still looming over him, Addo-Carr is still on the outer at Belmore after the test and is anticipated to be released by the club.