A civilian NSW Police Force employee has been charged and her driver's licence suspended after being caught allegedly drink-driving in the state's Central Coast.
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About 9.15pm on Friday, Tuggerah Lakes Police District officers were conducting roadside breath tests on Wyong Road at Tuggerah when they directed the driver of a Kia Sorento to stop for testing.
The driver, a 48-year-old woman, was arrested after allegedly returning a positive reading.
She was taken to Wyong Police Station for secondary testing, which allegedly returned a breath analysis reading of 0.089.
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The unsworn employee, attached to a specialist command, was charged with mid-range drink-driving, had her licence suspended, and will appear before Wyong Local Court on July 13.
Madeline Link
Madeline Link is a born and bred Novocastrian who started her career as a journalist in the New England North West in 2016. She is an experienced council and court reporter, former deputy editor of the Northern Daily Leader and two-time Kennedy Award finalist. In unrelated incidents, she previously reported on country music in Australia's country music capital and was once flung across Lake Macquarie in a power boat at more than 100 kilometres per hour. Maddie now works at the Newcastle Herald with a focus on Newcastle council. To keep up with my stories, follow my X @madeline_link, for tips email madeline.link@newcastleherald.com.au.
