Police have arrested a woman after failing to stop for a random breath test in the state\u2019s Hunter region.
\nJust after 9pm yesterday (Thursday 26 December 2019), officers from Hunter Valley Highway Patrol attempted to stop a Mazda 3 travelling northbound on the New England Highway at Singleton, for the purpose of a random breath test.
\nThe driver \u2013 a 45-year-old woman \u2013 allegedly failed to stop as directed and crossed over the median strip before police stopped the car a short distance away.
\nWhen officers approached the car near the intersection of the New England Highway and Kennedy Street, the woman allegedly accelerated, narrowly missing another vehicle.
\nPolice initiated a pursuit of the Mazda which crashed into a guard rail on the Hunter River bridge near Campbell Street, before colliding with a Toyota Prado.
\nThe occupants of the Prado, a woman and two children \u2013 aged six and eight \u2013 suffered minor injuries and were taken to Singleton District Hospital for treatment. They have since been released.
\nThe driver of the Mazda was trapped in the vehicle for a short period of time before being freed by Fire and Rescue NSW.
\nShe was arrested and taken to John Hunter Hospital with minor injuries and will undergo mandatory testing.
\nCharges are expected to be laid upon the woman\u2019s release from hospital.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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