The 53-year-old man, a sergeant at a Northern Area Command in New South Wales, allegedly gave a optimistic breath check at 11.30am on the Pacific Freeway at Coffs Harbour.
He was arrested and brought to Woolgoolga Police Station the place he had additional breath evaluation which returned a studying of 0.131.
He was given a Future Courtroom Attendance Discover, charged with drive with mid-range PCA, and his driving licence was suspended.
Later, at 9.15pm police have been referred to as to studies members of the general public had detained a driver on Pink Rock Highway, Pink Rock, close to Coffs Harbour after he was seen driving dangerously.
The driving force – allegedly the identical one – allegedly examined optimistic.
He was arrested and brought to Coffs Harbour Police Station the place he returned a breath evaluation studying of 0.191.
He was charged with high-range PCA and drive motorcar while licence suspended.
He was granted conditional bail and can seem at Coffs Harbour Native Courtroom on Tuesday April 7 2026.
The officer’s employment standing is underneath evaluate, NSW Police stated.
