Senior NSW detective found guilty of mid-range drink-driving after NorthConnex crash

Magistrate finds there is not enough evidence to convict officer, known only as AB, on a high range drink-driving charge, court hears

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A high-ranking New South Wales detective who allegedly consumed more than 20 drinks before crashing a police car has been found guilty of mid-range drink-driving, while the court found there was not enough evidence to convict him of high-range drink-driving.

Th magistrate, Rachael Wong, found the officer, who can only be referred to as AB under a 40-year suppression order, guilty of driving in the NorthConnex tunnel on 13 May 2023 between 1.45am and 1.47am with a blood alcohol content of approximately 0.137, which put it in the mid-range.

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