A woman has been charged with failing to submit to a breath analysis twice in two days, in the Illawarra.
About 3.50pm on Wednesday, police were notified of a person allegedly driving erratically on Lake Entrance Road, Warilla.
Officers attached to Traffic and Highway Patrol Command stopped the sedan on the Primbee Bypass.
Police subjected the 34-year-old female driver to a roadside breath test, where she allegedly returned a positive reading.
She was arrested and taken to Port Kembla Police Station where she allegedly was unable to provide a sufficient result and then allegedly refused a subsequent breath analysis.
She was issued with a court attendance notice for refuse or fail to submit to breath analysis and her license was suspended.
About 8.20am yesterday (Thursday 18 September), officers attached to the Traffic and Highway Patrol Command were patrolling The Esplanade, Oak Flats when they detected the same sedan.
Officers approached the female driver who had parked in a nearby carpark and when police requested a breath analysis, she allegedly refused.
She was arrested and taken to Lake Illawarra Police Station for the purpose of a breath analysis, where she allegedly refused.
She was charged with refuse or fail to submit to breath test, refuse or fail to submit to breath analysis and drive motor vehicle while licence suspended. Her keys were confiscated for 24 hours.
She was granted conditional bail and will appear in Port Kembla Local Court on Wednesday 22 October 2025.
