Police charge woman with high range drink driving in Thornton

A woman will appear in court in February next year after crashing her car into another vehicle while allegedly intoxicated earlier yesterday.

Police will allege that, about 7:40am (Saturday 26 December 2020), a 40-year-old woman was driving her Mazda CX-5 out of a carpark onto Tomas Cooke Drive, Thornton, when she collided with a Toyota Hilux driving south along Tomas Cooke Drive.

The Toyota Hilux rolled onto its side. The 50-year-old male driver was not injured.

Emergency services were called and officers from Port Stephens – Hunter Police District attended and commenced an investigation.

The woman was breath tested and provided a positive result. She was arrested and taken to Maitland Police Station where she submitted an alleged breath analysis reading of 0.189 – in the high-range category.

She was charged with high range PCA, and her licence was suspended.

She is due to appear in Maitland Local Court on Wednesday 3 February 2021.

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