A woman has been charged following a fatal two-car crash at Belmont North earlier this year.
About 7.25am on Monday 13 May 2019, a Ford Falcon was travelling south on the Pacific Highway while a Mitsubishi Colt was travelling north on the same road, when the cars collided in the northbound lane.
The driver of the Mitsubishi, a 50-year-old Belmont North woman, died at the scene.
The driver of the Ford, a 32-year-old woman also from Belmont North, was taken to John Hunter Hospital for treatment and mandatory testing.
Yesterday (Wednesday 23 October 2019), the 32-year-old woman presented to Newcastle Police Station and was arrested.
She has been charged with dangerous driving occasioning death (DUI), dangerous driving occasioning death (drive in a dangerous manner), negligent driving causing death, drive under the influence of a drug, drive with illicit drug present in blood and not keep left of media strip.
She was granted conditional bail to appear at Newcastle Local Court on Thursday 14 November 2019.
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