Manly stand down Liam Knight after he was arrested for speeding and drink driving

RISING Manly star Liam Knight has been arrested for allegedly driving 137km/h in a 70km/h zone and registering more than three-times the legal limit on a breath test.

RISING Manly star Liam Knight has been stood down by the club after he was arrested for speeding and registering a high-range breath test analysis.

Knight was charged with high-range PCA and exceeding the speed limit by nearly double in Forestville at 1.15am on Wednesday.

The forward was stopped by highway police when he was seen driving at a high speed near the Roseville Bridge.

“About 1.15am, police from the Northern Beaches Highway Patrol observed a red Mazda station wagon driving at high speed. Police will allege the car was travelling at 137km/h in a 70km/h zone and stopped it near the Roseville Bridge”, police said in a statement.

Liam Knight has been arrested for drink driving and speeding and has been stood down by the club.

“The driver, a 21-year-old man holding a provisional P2 driver’s licence, was subjected to a roadside breath test, which returned a positive result. The man was arrested and taken to Frenchs Forest Police Station, where he returned an alleged positive breath test analysis reading of 0.176.

“The Narrabeen man was charged with high-range PCA and exceed speed by more than 45km/h.

He was issued a Field Court Attendance Notice to appear at Manly Local Court on 20 April 2016. He also had his driver’s licence suspended.”

In a statement the Sea Eagles said they have informed the NRL’s integrity unit of the incident and would not be making any further comment until an investigation had been completed.

Knight signed a new deal at Manly earlier this month which ties him to the club until 2017.