Ellis Kaplan
David Diehl pleaded guilty today to driving while drunk after watching a soccer match in the city last summer.
A boozy NFL offensive lineman pleaded guilty this morning to drunk driving after a soccer match last summer.
David Diehl, 31, dodged up to a year in jail when he admitted to a Queens judge that he drove a black BMW into two parked cars on 31st Street in Astoria on June 10.
"Did you drive a car while you were intoxicated?"asked Queens Criminal Court Judge Suzanne Melendez.
"Yes ma'am," replied a hulking, well-dressed Diehl who sported a light gray suit and lavender collared shirt.
The Giants player plead guilty to aggravated DWI and impaired driving.
"My client will continue in the NFL DWI treatment program," said his attorney Gary Certain.
Over a six-month-period, Diehl is not allowed to drive or apply for a driver's license in New Jersey — where he lives.
"You understand you're not allowed to drive, right?" the judge asked.
"Yes, I do your honor," he replied.
"Sir, please don't drink and drive. Look what happened here, you could have been seriously hurt," the judge said before allowing Diehl to be excused from court for his compliance hearings.
After he completes two drunk driving programs — one where he is on a panel — and pays $1,200 in restitution fees to the owners of the cars, he will be formally sentenced to a 90 day conditional discharge.
Diehl's blood alcohol content was "well above the New York State legal limit" at .182, prosecutors said.
Diehl will also have to wear a SCRAM bracelet for 90 days.
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