NSW car crash involving detective charged with drink-driving is being probed by police watchdog

Law Enforcement Conduct Commission is conducting independent investigation of this matter' after May incident in NorthConnex tunnel

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The New South Wales police watchdog is investigating after a senior officer was charged with allegedly crashing a work car while drunk in the NorthConnex tunnel earlier this year.

The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (Lecc) on Friday confirmed it was overseeing the police probe into the matter and also conducting its own investigation. It was earlier revealed the high-ranking detective failed to include any mention of alcohol in an insurance claim.