A 61-year-old woman will face Forster Local Court later this month after allegedly driving more than five times the legal alcohol limit.
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About 4.20pm on Saturday, March 2, officers attached to Manning Great Lakes Police District were called to Old Bar Road, Old Bar following reports of a woman driving erratically.
The driver allegedly veered across the road and collided with a drain.
Witnesses prevented her from driving any further until officers arrived.
Officers spoke with the driver on arrival, who appeared to be intoxicated and was unable to walk unassisted.
The woman allegedly returned a positive reading to a roadside breath test, was arrested and transported to Taree Police Station.
The woman underwent breath analysis at the station, which returned a reading of 0.278.
She was charged with high range drink driving and had her licence immediately suspended.
