A man will face court next month charged with high range PCA following an incident in the Hunter Valley last night.
About 9.15pm (Tuesday 1 September 2026), police were called to Devon Street, Branxton, following reports of an intoxicated driver.
At the scene, police were told a small SUV had side-swiped a hatchback on the New England Highway at Branxton.
The driver of the SUV continued driving to Devon Street where he pulled over.
Highway Patrol officers attended a short time later and conducted a roadside breath test on the SUV driver that allegedly returned a positive result.
The 33-year-old man was arrested and taken to Maitland Police Station where he returned a positive breath analysis of 0.335.
The man's licence was suspended, and he was issued a court attendance notice for drive with high range PCA – second offence.
He is due to appear before Singleton Local Court on Thursday 29 October 2026.
