Woman charged with high range drink driving – Thornton

A woman will appear in court in February next year after crashing her car into another vehicle while allegedly intoxicated earlier yesterday.
Police will allege that, about 7:40am (Saturday 26 December 2020), a 40-year-old woman was driving her Mazda CX-5 out of a carpark onto Tomas Cooke Drive, Thornton, when she collided with a Toyota Hilux driving south along Tomas Cooke Drive.
The Toyota Hilux rolled onto its side. The 50-year-old male driver was not injured.
Emergency services were called and officers from Port Stephens – Hunter Police District attended and commenced an investigation.
The woman was breath tested and provided a positive result. She was arrested and taken to Maitland Police Station where she submitted an alleged breath analysis reading of 0.189 – in the high-range category.
She was charged with high range PCA, and her licence was suspended.
She is due to appear in Maitland Local Court on Wednesday 3 February 2021.