A man has been charged with high range PCA near Newcastle today.
About 1.50pm (Tuesday 3 May 2022), emergency services were called to Nelson Bay Road, Fern Bay, following reports a Subaru Tribeca had hit a brick fence.
The driver – a 47-year-old man – was assessed by NSW Ambulance paramedics; however, he was uninjured during the incident.
Officers from Traffic and Highway Patrol Command attended, and the man was subjected to a roadside breath analysis which returned a positive result.
The man was arrested and taken to Raymond Terrace Police Station where he underwent a secondary breath analysis which returned an alleged reading of 0.316.
The man was issued a Court Attendance Notice for drive with high range PCA and his NSW drivers licence was suspended.
He will appear at Raymond Terrace Local Court on Monday 20 June 2022.
