ben Carlisle pleaded guilty at the Corner Magistrates ' trial . Police spotted Carlisle ' swerving ' his car and nearly hitting a policeman . The drink - driving incident occurred on December 21 at about 10 am . The former footballer tried to kill himself two days later on December 22 . The 35-year - old jumped in front of a lorry in his failed suicide attempt .
Clarke Carlisle pleaded guilty at Highbury Corner Magistrates ' Court . Police spotted Carlisle 'swerving ' his Mercedes and nearly hitting a lorry . The drink-driving incident occurred on December 20 at about 7am . The former footballer tried to kill himself two days later on December 22 . The 35-year-old jumped in front of a lorry in his failed suicide attempt .