Man accused of crashing car, performing burnouts while drink-driving
A man has been charged with crashing his car and accused of doing "prolonged burnouts" while drink-driving on a road in western Sydney.
Police last Saturday evening spotted a red Holden VL Commodore doing extensive burnouts on Eddie Road in Minchinbury.
When officers told the 33-year-old driver to stop, he accelerated harshly, before losing control and crashing into a tree.
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The driver of this Holden Vl Commodore has been accused of crashing the car after being told by Sydney police to halt. (NSW Police) Supplied
He was arrested and taken to a local police station where he took a breath test and returned a mid-range result of 0.084.
He was also found to be driving in a defective vehicle.
The man has been charged with dangerous driving and drink-driving.
Police also issued him a ticket for driving with a vehicle defect.
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