Extraordinary secrecy surrounds court details of senior NSW police officer charged with drink-driving

Officer, who can only be referred to as AB under 40-year court order, allegedly crashed police car in Sydney tunnel after getting drunk at work function

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A high-ranking New South Wales police officer charged with drink-driving offences is scheduled to face a two-day hearing later this year, a Sydney court has been told, amid extraordinary secrecy measures around the matter.

The officer, who can only be referred to as AB under a 40-year court order, allegedly crashed a police car in Sydney's NorthConnex tunnel after getting drunk at a work function in May 2023.

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