A driver who allegedly blew more than six times the legal blood-alcohol limit in a roadside breath test in the Hunter Valley will face court next month.
About 9.15pm on Tuesday, police were called to Devon Street at Branxton on reports of an intoxicated driver.
At the scene, police were told a small four-wheel drive had side-swiped a hatchback on the New England Highway at Branxton.
The driver of the four-wheel drive continued driving to Devon Street where he pulled over.
A short time later, Highway Patrol officers arrived and conducted a roadside breath test on the SUV driver that allegedly returned a positive result.
The 33-year-old man was arrested and taken to Maitland Police Station where he allegedly returned a positive breath analysis of 0.335.
The man's licence was suspended and he was issued a court attendance notice for a second offence of high-range drink-driving.
The man will face Singleton Local Court on October 29.
