A police officer has been charged with a high-range drink driving after allegedly crashing his car into a tree near Tweed Heads while more than four times over the legal limit.
Just before 1pm yesterday (Tuesday, January 31), police were called Leisure Drive, Banora Point, following reports a vehicle had hit a tree.
The driver, a 53-year-old police officer attached to the Northern Region, was subjected to a roadside breath test, which returned a positive result.
The policeman, who was off-duty at the time, was taken to Tweed Heads Police Station where he returned an alleged reading of 0.202.
He was issued a field court attendance notice for high-range PCA and will appear at Tweed Heads Local Court on Monday, February 20.
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
…indeed. If it is found to be true, it is certainly a concern that a culture exists such that police officer would think they could get away with driving so grossly under the influence of such a dangerous drug, alcohol. The Police Minister should be asked how this could happen.