Overview

• Police allege Hooper, 47, crashed his utility into three parked cars in Leichhardt on August 1 after returning a blood alcohol reading of 0.253, more than five times the legal limit.
• Steve Crawley, Fox Sports managing director, confirmed Hooper’s immediate dismissal and noted his contributions since joining in 2016 alongside ongoing personal challenges.
• Hooper has been charged with high-range drink-driving and three counts of damaging property and faces Downing Centre Court on September 15.
• Newly released CCTV footage shows Hooper pacing near the wreckage and attempting to leave the scene before officers detained him by a nearby roundabout.
• In a public apology, Hooper said he had let down rugby league fans, his employer, wife and children and acknowledged he must make significant changes.