A driver who has been disqualified for driving until 2029 was caught behind the wheel in Kempsey on Sunday night.
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At 7.35pm on Sunday November 3, police attached to Kempsey Highway Patrol stopped a 49-year-old man in Forth St for a breath test.
The man returned a positive result and was arrested and taken to Kempsey Police Station where checks revealed he was a disqualified driver until 2029.
A subsequent breath analysis allegedly returned a reading of 0.250.
He was charged with high range PCA - second offence, and drive whilst disqualified - second offence.
This was during Operation Drink Drive ll - an operation conducted by NSW Police over the weekend targeting alcohol-impaired motorists across the state.
During the 72-hour operation, police conducted 192,535 random breath tests and charged 324 people with drink driving.
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