A woman has been charged with high-range drink driving after being stopped in the Lake Macquarie area.
About 11.15am yesterday (Tuesday 19 March 2024), officers attached to Lake Macquarie Police District were patrolling the Pacific Highway, Gateshead, when they stopped a sedan due to the manner of driving.
When the driver allegedly returned a positive roadside breath test, she was placed under arrest and taken to Belmont Police Station.
There she underwent breath analysis which returned an alleged reading of 0.356.
The 46-year-old woman was issued a court attendance notice for drive with high range PCA, and her license was suspended.
She will appear before Belmont Local Court on Wednesday 27 March 2024.
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