Wyong: Trio of high range drink-drivers Cassa Hinton, Tracey McMillan and Carter Van Eden face court

A civilian police employee, a mum so drunk it wasn’t clear how she could get behind the wheel and a self-confessed “gronk” have all faced the same court charged with high-range drink-driving.

Three motorists faced Wyong Local Court on Monday where they pleaded guilty to high-range drink-driving. File image: Gordon McComiskie

A civilian police employee, a drunk mum and a teen who described himself as a “gronk” have all faced court charged with high-range drink-driving after two crashed into cars and the other was so drunk a magistrate was scratching his head as to how she got behind the wheel at all.

Cassa Leane Hinton, of San Remo, was mentioned at Wyong Local Court where her solicitor entered pleas of guilty on her behalf to failing to give way at a set of traffic lights and high-range drink-driving.

The 45-year-old civilian police employee was driving a blue Mini Cooper north on the Pacific Highway just before 11.30pm on April 28 when she tried to turn right into Goorama Ave at San Remo.

But as she entered the intersection she failed to give way to a Ford Ranger coming in the other direction.

Police allege the male driver of the Ranger tried to brake heavily but both vehicles collided with force.

The intersection of the Pacific Highway and Goorama Ave, San Remo. Picture: Google

Emergency services were called and paramedics administered an ice pack to Hinton’s wrist but she declined to be taken to hospital.

She failed a roadside breath test and was taken to Wyong Police Station where about an hour after the collision she recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.187.

Hinton was taken to Wyong Police Station where she later recorded a blood alcohol reading of 0.187.

She told police she had consumed about six small glasses of gin and soda, which she had poured herself, at a friend’s house at Charmhaven.

Hinton’s matter was adjourned for sentence on June 19.

Another woman, Tracey Lee McMillan, 48, of Norah Head, also faced court on Monday where she pleaded guilty to high-range drink-driving after she was pulled over and later recorded a staggering blood alcohol reading of 0.220.

McMillan’s solicitor told the court she had been drinking when she received a call from her daughter, who needed money, and made the regrettable decision to drive.

An agreed set of facts states police were patrolling Norah Head when they pulled McMillan over in a white Mitsubishi Lancer shortly before 4pm on Anzac Day, April 25.

Police could smell alcohol on her and her face looked a bit “flushed”.

She told them “I’ve had a few, I’ll be over”.

McMillan was pulled over for a random breath test at Norah Head and blew more than four times over the limit.

McMillan failed a roadside test and was taken to Toukley Police Station where she recorded a blood alcohol reading more than four times the legal limit.

Magistrate Stephen Olischlager described the reading as “extremely high.”.

“It’s not quite clear how you were capable of getting behind the wheel with a reading like that,” he said.

McMillan was convicted, fined $2000 and disqualified from driving for six months with a further two years on an interlock device.

She was also placed on a community corrections order for 18 months.

Carter Reed Van Eden, 18, of Gwandalan, was also fined $2000 and disqualified from driving for six months, with a further two years on an interlock device after he too pleaded guilty to high-range drink-driving.

An agreed set of facts states he was driving north on the Pacific Highway at Doyalson North on March 14 shortly after 8pm when he failed to brake in time as he approached a red traffic light at the intersection of Rutleys Rd.

Van Eden didn’t brake in time as he approached the intersection of Rutley Rd and the Pacific Highway where he caused a four-car pile up. Picture: Google

He ploughed into the back of one stationary car, which shunted it into the back of another car, which in turn pushed into the back of another car waiting at the lights.

The crash sparked traffic chaos with the highway closed for an hour while police and paramedics attended.

Van Eden jumped out of his car and ran up to the window of the first car he hit yelling and screaming “I’m sorry I will give you all of my money”, the facts state.

He was taken off to the side by onlookers and was still yelling in an emotional state when police arrived.

They had to hold him steady on his feet and he said “just lock me up I’m a gronk. I want you to give that woman all of my money”.

He told police he had six or seven cans of Great Northern beer and an unknown number of cans of Wild Turkey.

Van Eden said he had won some money on the pokies but did not say how much.

Police also located an open can of Wild Turkey in the driver’s side door of his car.

The provisional driver later blew 0.171.