Mayfield Car Crash: Driver Allegedly Blows Six Times Over Limit

 BY IAN CROUCH

Police say a driver was almost six times over the limit when he crashed into a parked car at Mayfield on Monday night.

Officers were called to Ingall Street just after 11.30pm to find a white Ford on its side.

Police say a 57-year-old man was reversing his yellow Kia out of driveway when he struck the Ford.

He initially left the scene but later returned and was arrested after returning a positive breath test.

Police say he subsequently blew a reading of 0.291.

The man's been charged with high range drink driving and had his licence suspended on the spot.

He's due to face court next month.

Alleged Drunk Driver Hospitalised Over Shoal Bay Crash

BY IAN CROUCH

Police expect to lay charges over a single vehicle crash at Shoal Bay overnight.

A 22-year-old man was driving a burgundy coloured Ford Falcon on Tomaree Road just after 10.00pm on Wednesday when he lost control of the car, crashing through a fence and into a tree.

It's alleged a roadside breath test returned a reading of 0.289, more than five times over the legal limit.

The man suffered minor cuts to his head in the crash and was taken to the John Hunter Hospital in a stable condition.

He's undergone mandatory tests in hospital.