Wednesday 2 November 2022 10:25 PM Sydney: alcohol in off-duty cop's car before he allegedly smashed into family ... trends now Terrifying haul of empty booze bottles are found in the back of a COP'S car: How young constable, 25, blew five times the legal limit 'after crashing into a ute in a smash that left a toddler injured': 'I don't know how you can defend it' The off-duty police officer was charged with high-range PCA on Wednesday He is a probationary constable attached to Sydney's South West Region By Padraig Collins For Daily Mail Australia and Maureen Dettre For Australian Associated Press Published: 22:00 GMT, 2 November 2022 | Updated: 22:23 GMT, 2 November 2022 An off duty police officer has been arrested after he blew almost five times the legal limit after crashing his car into a ute. The 25-year-old off-duty police officer was charged with high-range PCA following the crash in Ashcroft in Sydney's south-west on Wednesday. Empty cans and bottles of high-alcohol cider as well as beer, a cask of wine and a cooler were seen in the back seat of the constable's Honda Accord. Police say the man is an off-duty probationary constable attached to a command within the South West Metropolitan Region. He was taken to Liverpool Police Station where a breath analysis returned an alleged reading of 0.243. Empty can and bottles of beer and wine are seen in the back of a car that crashed into a ute in Sydney's south-west on Wednesday Police Commissioner Karen Webb is 'gravely concerned' about the incident, saying the officer had only been in the force for four months. His driver's licence has been suspended and his job is on the line. 'His employment status will be reviewed today,' she told Sydney 2GB radio's Ben Fordham on Thursday. The matter will go before the court but the commissioner can take action to sack the officer without waiting for the outcome of the case. 'I don't know how you'd defend it,' Ms Webb said. 'There's a process - I've got to serve him papers, he gets a chance to respond but I can start all of that and intend to start all of that before the court matter comes up,' she said. The officer was issued a court attendance notice for high-range PCA and will appear in Liverpool Local Court on December 14. The Police Commissioner says an officer will likely be removed from the force after being charged with drink driving. More to come. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility