A 50-year-old man will appear in court today charged with high range drink driving after allegedly crashing into a police vehicle north of Coffs Harbour yesterday.
Police say that at around 3.15pm on Tuesday, a detective senior constable attached to Mid North Coast Police District attended a home on Johnsons Road, Sandy Beach, and spoke to the occupants.
“The officer left the home a short time later and drove away from the property,” NSW Police said.
“He was followed by a vehicle allegedly driven by an occupant of the home and the two vehicles collided at the intersection of Johnsons Road and Solitary Islands Way.”
The driver – a 50-year-old man – was subjected to a roadside breath test, which returned a positive result.
He was arrested and taken to Coffs Harbour Police Station, where he underwent a breath analysis which returned an alleged reading of 0.197.
The man was charged with knowingly drive vehicle in manner menaces other, drive recklessly/furiously or speed/manner dangerous, and drive with high range PCA.
He was refused bail and will appear at Port Macquarie Local Court today.
The officer was uninjured during the incident.
