Friday 28 October 2022

Woman To Face Court After Crash At Wallsend

 BY IAN CROUCH

A woman is due to face court later this month after two car crash at Wallsend overnight.

Police say around 7.00pm on Thursday, a Mazda 6 rear-ended a white Toyota Corolla at the intersection of Newcastle Road and Douglas Street.

No-one was injured, however a 31-year-old woman driving the Mazda allegedly left the scene but pulled over in a nearby street and asked for help.

Police arrived and submitted her to a roadside breath test which allegedly returned a positive result, while further checks revealed she was a disqualified driver.

She was arrested and taken to Waratah Police Station where a second breath test allegedly returned a reading of 0.179.

The woman was charged with Drive with High Range PCA, Drive Whilst Disqualified and Not Give Particulars To Other Driver.

She's due to face Newcastle Local Court on November 24.