Friday 29 May 2020

Woman Caught High Range Drink Drink after Slamming into Parked Car in Wallsend

BY ISABEL EVERETT

A woman will face court after been caught high range drink driving and slamming into a parked car in Wallsend on Thursday.

Police say about 7:25pm last night a vehicle was travelling south on Webb Street Wallsend, and as it approached the bend in the street collided with a parked car.

The force of the impact caused the parked vehicle to move forward approximately three metres and the offending car spun 180 degrees facing the wrong way. 

Bystanders called police, who arrived soon after. 

The female driver was submitted to a breath analysis at Waratah Police Station and allegedly returned a reading of 0.167. 

Her licence was suspended immediately, and she was charged with High Range PCA to appear before Newcastle Local Court in July.