An off-duty police officer has been charged with mid-range drink-driving following a crash on the Central Coast.
About 11.35pm yesterday (Wednesday 3 August 2022), emergency services were called to Geoffrey Road, Chittaway Point, following reports of a crash.
On arrival, officers attached to Tuggerah Lakes Police District found a Suzuki sedan had crashed into a garbage bin and parked car.
The driver – an off-duty senior constable attached to a specialist command – was uninjured and subject to a roadside breath test which returned an alleged reading of 0.167.
She was arrested and taken to Wyong Police Station where she was subject to a secondary breath analysis which allegedly returned a positive reading of 0.132.
The 32-year-old woman was issued a Court Attendance Notice for drive with mid-range PCA, to appear at Wyong Local Court on Monday 15 August 2022.
Her licence has been suspended.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
