A man has been charged with mid-range drink-driving following a pursuit near Newcastle this morning.
Just before 1.20am today (Tuesday 19 February 2019), officers from the Traffic and Highway Patrol Command were conducted stationary speed enforcement duties on the M1 motorway at West Wallsend, when they detected a Lexus sedan allegedly travelling at 178km/hr in a 110km/hr area.
The driver, a 39-year-old man from Neutral Bay, allegedly failed to stop as directed by police and a pursuit was initiated.
The man stopped the sedan a short distance away on the George Booth exit ramp and allegedly returned a positive roadside breath test.
He was arrested and taken to Toronto Police Station where a subsequent breath analysis returned an alleged reading of 0.109.
The man was charged with police pursuit – not stop – drive recklessly, drive with mid-range PCA, and exceed speed greater than 45km/h.
The man was granted bail to appear at Toronto Local Court on Tuesday 9 April 2019.
