A driver has allegedly blown almost six times the legal limit after crashing into parked cars on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.
Despite being removed from the driver’s seat, the man repeatedly tried to convince police they had the wrong person.
A roadside breath test allegedly returned a reading of 0.297.
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The Mazda was towed from the scene.
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Headline as published: Driver’s bizarre pleas after alleged high-range drink-driving crash in Sydney’s Northern Beaches
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A driver has allegedly blown almost six times the legal limit after crashing into parked cars on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.
The 31-year-old man was arrested after being pulled from his Mazda 3 on Oatway Parade in North Manly around 11pm on Monday, shortly after crashing the vehicle into a BMW.
Despite being removed from the driver’s seat, the man repeatedly tried to convince police they had the wrong person.
“I’m not driving,” he told officers at the scene.
A roadside breath test allegedly returned a reading of 0.297.
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