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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Jordyn Beazley

NSW police detective found to have committed ‘serious misconduct’ following car crash after work drinks

NSW police uniforms
A senior officer – who can only be referred to as AB for 40 years due to a court order – has pleaded not guilty to high-range drink-driving. Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAP

The New South Wales police watchdog has made two findings of “serious misconduct” against a high-ranking detective who crashed a work car while allegedly drunk in the NorthConnex tunnel in May 2023.

The police officer, whose identity is secret due to a 40-year court order, pleaded not guilty in December to charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and high-range drink-driving, nearly seven months after the incident happened last May.

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