Civilian police employee charged with drink driving in Campbelltown

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A NSW Police civilian employee has been charged with high range drink driving in Campbelltown.

It is alleged that about 8.30pm last Friday, May 4, Campbelltown Police observed a black Mitsubishi Lancer being driven erratically southbound on the Moore Oxley Road at Campbelltown.

Officers from Campbelltown police area command stopped the vehicle on Broughton Street, and spoke to the female driver.

The 46-year-old woman was given a roadside breath test which returned a positive result.

She was arrested and taken to Campbelltown Police Station where she underwent a breath analysis, returning a reading of 0.192.

Her driver’s licence was suspended.

She was issued a field court attendance notice for the offence of driving with a high range PCA to appear at Campbelltown Local Court on Monday, June 18.

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In a separate incident, a home unit was extensively damaged after a fire in Campbelltown on the weekend and some residents had to be evacuated.

Emergency services were called to Richmond Crescent and found a unit well alight around 1pm on Sunday (May 6).

Police say a 70-year-old male occupant was home at the time, however was uninjured.

Residents from surrounding homes and units were evacuated.

The home unit was extensively damaged before the blaze was brought under control and extinguished by Fire & Rescue NSW.

Officers from Campbelltown Police Area Command attended and established a crime scene.

The fire is not being treated as suspicious.

 

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