New South Wales Cop Pleads Not Guilty to Drink Driving

‘Vehicle veered off roadway, colliding with a crash cushion.’

Illustration picture shows the kick-off of the 'West Flanders weekend without alcohol and drugs in traffic on Dec. 1, 2023 in Kuurne, Belgium. Photo by Kurt Desplenter/Belga Mag/AFP via Getty Images

A high-ranking New South Wales (NSW) police officer who allegedly crashed a work car in a tunnel while driving drunk has pleaded not guilty.

The case of the officer, whose identity has been suppressed for 40 years, was mentioned in Hornsby Local Court on Dec. 21 after he was charged in November.