Caringbah Man Charged Over Mid-Range Drink Driving

A man will appear in court next month after being charged with mid-range drink driving.

The 24-year-old was driving on Captain Cook Drive, Caringbah about 9.45am on Monday (22 April 2024) when he was stopped by officers attached to the Traffic and Highway Patrol Command for the purposes of a random breath test.

The man produced an expired licence and allegedly returned a positive result to a breath test.

He was arrested for the purposes of a breath analysis and was taken to Miranda Police Station, where he allegedly returned a breath analysis reading of 0.124.

He also allegedly returned a positive result to an illicit substance.

The 25-year-old man was issued an infringement notice for unlicenced driver – expired licence.

Proceedings were also commenced for driving with middle range prescribed concentration of alcohol and drive with illicit drug present in oral fluid.

He was also issued a court attendance notice for drive with middle-range PCA and an illicit drug.

He is due to appear before Sutherland Local Court on Friday 17 May 2024.

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