A man will front court in Newcastle later this month after allegedly ploughing into a police car while drink driving.
Around 12.50am on Sunday, officers were sitting in their vehicle which was parked on Fullerton Street at Stockton.
They could do nothing but watch as a Honda Civic travelling north on Fullerton Street veered across the road and collided with their parked car.
Shaken but uninjured, the officers conducted a roadside breath test on the driver of the Civic which returned a positive result.
The 54-year-old man was arrested and taken back to Waratah Police Station where he allegedly later blew 0.159 – more than three times the legal Blood Alcohol Limit.
He had his licence suspended and was issued with a court attendance notice to appear before Newcastle Local Court later this month.