Off-Duty Police Officer Charged With Drink Driving In Lake Macquarie
Five times over the limit
A NSW Police Officer has been caught driving whilst under the influence, returning a blood alcohol reading more than five times the legal limit.
Police were called to a single vehicle crash in Lake Macquarie on on Monday night, where an off-duty officer allegedly refused a roadside test before her arrest.
She then returned a high-range reading of 0.208 at the Toronto Police Station.
The driver, an off-duty senior constable attached to a specialist command was 43 years of age.
She was issued a court attendance notice for refusal to submit a breath test, and charged with driving whilst intoxicated.
Her licence has also been suspended and she'll appear in court mid-May.
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