Ant McPartlin fined £86,000 after pleading guilty to drink-driving

The 42-year-old says crash could have been much worse and he knows he should set a positive example A doctor has revealed she saw Ant McPartlin's lying motionless in his Mini after a smash that left her nine-year-old son screaming: 'I'm dying, mummy!' Her son - who was in the back seat - later told her the Mini came 'round the corner like a rocket,' the court heard TV presenter Ant McPartlin said he has let himself and his family down and is 'truly sorry' for smashing into two family cars while twice the legal alcohol limit. The star wore a black tie as he arrived with a serious look on his face ahead of the hearing Seven uniformed police officers were at the door of the court to shield the star from cameras as he arrived this afternoon TV presenter McPartlin pleaded guilty to drink-driving at Wimbledon Magistrates Court following a crash last month The court heard his mother was in the car with him at the time and did not know he was in a middle of an alcohol 'relapse' Friends have said the star wanted to deal with the case as quickly as possible and return to his recovery in rehab What are the sentencing guidelines for drink-driving offences? The star said he was thankful nobody was seriously hurt following the crash which led to a four-year-old girl going to hospital and a nine-year-old boy in another car telling his mother he thought he was dying His lawyer told the court he was 'ashamed and mortified' about what he had done, and took full responsibility The I'm A Celebrity host was escorted from his car by police, who held back photographers The court heard he was more than twice the legal alcohol limit when his Mini ploughed into two other cars in west London Friends had previously said he wanted to plead guilty at the first opportunity so that he could put the legal proceedings behind him and move on with his rehab. BBC News reporter Alison Freeman was broadcasting from outside Wimbledon Magistrates Court when a crash happened behind her A blue Toyota hit the back of black 4x4, which collided with a white van as the media assembled outside the courtroom The Saturday Night Takeaway host arrived with a large entourage, including bodyguards McPartlin was driven to the court appearance in a black mini-van after the crash last month There was a large number of TV crews and photographers awaiting the TV star this morning Speaking in the days after the crash, victim Mr Vanoo said: 'His Mini came flying around a sharp corner on the wrong side of the road trying to overtake a blue car.