A woman has been charged with high-range drink driving after she was allegedly caught more than six and a half times over the legal limit in the Hunter.
Police received a tip off from the public, after the woman was reportedly seen driving a black Audi in a dangerous manner.
Officers say they stopped the vehicle after they saw the car swerve and hit a gutter on Nelson Bay Road at Williamtown.
The 31-year-old returned a positive roadside breath test and was arrested and taken to Raymond Terrace Police Station.
She underwent a breath analysis and allegedly returned a reading of 0.337.
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Man extradited from Queensland over axe assault in the Hunter
July 22, 2021
A man has been extradited from Queensland over an axe assault in the Hunter region.
Police say just before 8pm last Tuesday, July 13, a 28-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man were at a home on Alliance Street East Maitland, when five people arrived and an argument broke out.
It will be alleged in court the 28-year-old woman was assaulted and the 35-year-old man was struck several times with a tomahawk.
The injured man contacted emergency services while the group left the scene.’
The 35-year-old was later taken to John Hunter Hospital for treatment to injuries to his back; he has since been released.
A third man will face court today over an alleged assault where a man was struck several times with a tomahawk in the Hunter region last week.
Detectives from Port Stephens-Hunter Police District, assisted by officers from the Queensland Police Service, travelled to the Sunshine Coast and arrested a 23-year-old man about 3pm on Tuesday.
On July 13, a 28-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man were assaulted inside their home on Alliance Street, East Maitland.
The man was struck several times with a tomahawk.
He contacted emergency services, while the group left the scene.
The 35-year-old was taken to John Hunter Hospital for back injuries; he’s since been released.
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