Penrith crash Mulgoa, Blaikie roads: Man allegedly blows six times over legal blood alcohol limit
A 31-year-old will face court after he allegedly returned a mind-blowing blood alcohol reading following a crash in SydneyтАЩs west.
A man has been charged after blowing more than six times the legal alcohol limit following a crash at a busy intersection in SydneyтАЩs west.
About 3.20pm on Wednesday, emergency services arrived following reports of a single-vehicle crash on the intersection of Mulgoa and Blaikie Rds, Penrith.
Police found a Ford Falcon sedan had mounted a median strip and crashed into a street sign.
The driver, aged 31 of Glenmore Park, was made to take a roadside breath test and allegedly returned a positive result.
He was arrested and taken to Penrith Police Station where he took another breath analysis, which allegedly returned a positive reading of 0.313 тАФ more than six times over the legal limit.
His license was immediately suspended and confiscated.
He was charged with drive with high-range drink driving, negligent driving (not death or grievous bodily harm), and use unregistered registrable Class A motor Vehicle on road.
The man was given conditional bail to appear at Penrith Local Court on January 11.
Originally published as Man allegedly blows six times legal limit after crash in SydneyтАЩs west
