Senior NSW police officer fined after consuming 20 standard drinks and crashing work car in tunnel

The officer was convicted of drink-driving after court heard he was seen doing floss dance while drinking before NorthConnex crash

A senior New South Wales police officer was caught on camera drinking and dancing with colleagues before he left a Sydney venue and crashed a work car into a barrier on the NorthConnex tunnel before fleeing the scene.

The officer, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was fined $1,500 and handed a two-year community corrections order at Sydney’s Downing Centre local court on Tuesday after being convicted of mid-range drink-driving.

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