A woman will face court charged following a crash in the state’s Hunter Region earlier this week.
About 6pm on Wednesday, 28 August 2024, police were told a 57-year-old woman was driving a Mazda sedan eastbound on the New England Highway in East Maitland, approaching the intersection with Mitchell Drive.
As she entered the intersection, the vehicle crashed into a traffic light pole.
The woman was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics for minor injuries.
Officers attached to the Traffic and Highway Patrol Command attended and attempted to conduct a roadside breath test but were unsuccessful.
The woman was arrested and taken to Maitland Police Station where she underwent a breath analysis, which returned an alleged reading of 0.342.
She was charged with refusing to submit to a breath test and driving with high range PCA.
She was issued a Field Court Attendance Notice to appear before Maitland Local Court on Wednesday 25 September, 2024.