A man will appear in court next month after crashing his car into a parked vehicle while allegedly intoxicated earlier today.
Police will allege that, about 4.50am (Thursday 17 December 2020), a 35-year-old man was driving his Mazda 6 west along Sandy Point Road, Corlette, when he lost control and crashed into a parked car.
His vehicle rolled and landed on its roof near Foreshore Drive.
Emergency services were called and officers from Port Stephens – Hunter PD attended and spoke with the driver who was not injured.
He was breath tested and provided a positive result. He was arrested and taken to Nelson Bay Police Station where he submitted an alleged breath analysis reading of 0.176 – in the high-range category.
He was charged with high range PCA, and his licence was suspended.
He is due to appear in Raymond Terrace Local Court on Monday 25 January 2021.
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