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An NRL team’s public relations staff member who steered her club through a player’s drug-related driving incident has confessed to crashing into parked vehicles while significantly over the legal alcohol limit.

Melissa Telhia Mallet, 39, a media officer for the Broncos, appeared in Brisbane Magistrates Court today, facing a charge of high-range drink driving.

Mallet marks the third individual connected to the Broncos to face charges related to alcohol or drug driving in the last ten months.

Broncos player Ezra Mam was involved in a collision in his vehicle with an Uber at Bardon, in the western part of Brisbane, on October 18, resulting in injuries to a woman and a child.

Mam admitted guilt for drug driving and operating a vehicle without a license, receiving an $850 penalty and a six-month license suspension.

Last week, former Broncos premiership player Steve Renouf expressed regret after allegedly being stopped by police in Brisbane while having a blood alcohol content of 0.197.

Today, Magistrate Joseph Pinder inquired about Mallet’s plea regarding the charge.

“Guilty, Your Honour,” Mallet responded.

Police prosecutor Paul McPhee informed Pinder that officers went to the scene of a traffic accident at 9:45 PM on June 2 in Paddington, an inner Brisbane suburb.

“Upon their arrival, police observed members of the public present and several damaged vehicles,” he noted.

“It appeared that a vehicle had collided with multiple parked cars. ”

Sergeant McPhee shared that police communicated with Mallet, who acknowledged driving and her test results indicated a blood alcohol level of 0.156.

“Mallet appeared disoriented and had slurred speech. When asked to recall the event, she stated she could not,” he reported.

Mallet informed the police that she had consumed four or five glasses of wine before the incident.

Defence attorney Michael Kelly mentioned that Mallet expressed remorse by pleading guilty at the earliest opportunity and had promptly enrolled in rehabilitation.

He stated Mallet was “deeply embarrassed” by the media spotlight on her case.

“The vehicle she impacted bumped into another car. She has spoken to the owners of both vehicles and extended her apologies,” Mr. Kelly added.

“She is personally responsible for the expenses involved. ”

Pinder remarked that Mallet’s actions were particularly alarming, considering her alcohol level was more than three times the legal limit, and it was fortunate that no one was harmed.

“You exhibited symptoms of severe intoxication,” he observed.

“It is clear that the incident, in which you crashed into two parked cars, resulted from your inability to control your vehicle while intoxicated. ”

Pinder pointed out that Mallet’s driving history was “not particularly flattering,” but she had no previous drink-driving offenses.

“This behavior is not characteristic. Your employer has a favorable view of you. . . you appear to be someone who is very unlikely to re-offend,” Pinder remarked.

Mallet was fined $1000 and given a nine-month license disqualification, with no conviction recorded.

She chose not to make a statement when leaving the court.
Renouf is scheduled to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court on July 16.