NSW woman charged over passenger's death

A woman has been charged over a fatal crash that killed her male passenger on the NSW mid north coast.

The 43-year-old died at the scene after the car crashed at an intersection in Smiths Lake near Forster one morning in March.

The 39-year-old driver was taken for mandatory blood testing and on Monday was charged with driving with an illicit drug in her bloodstream, dangerous driving occasioning death, negligent driving and using an unserviceable vehicle on the road.

The woman's license was suspended and she is due to appear in Forster Local Court on October 18, police said in a statement on Tuesday.