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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Rafqa Touma, Kate Lyons and Jordyn Beazley

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

A location sign at the entry to the Downing Centre district and local courts
A high-ranking NSW detective who allegedly crashed a police car in Sydney’s NorthConnex tunnel has been acquitted of high-range drink-driving but found guilty of mid-range drink-driving. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

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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