A MERCEDES driver who crashed into another car at Nelson Bay was more than six times the legal blood alcohol limit, police said.
The 47-year-old man was driving the Mercedes north on Hardy Street when he crashed the car into a Hyundai Accent about 3.50pm Tuesday.
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Three people were inside the Hyundai, with one suffering minor injuries. The 47-year-old was uninjured.
Officers from Port Stephens-Hunter region attended and subjected the man to a roadside breath test, which allegedly returned a positive result.
He was arrested and taken to Nelson Bay police station, where he returned an alleged breath analysis reading of 0.326.
The man was charged with drive with high range PCA and granted conditional bail to appear in Raymond Terrace Local Court on Monday October 19.
