A P-PLATER is headed for court over two separate crashes involving the same car in Muswellbrook on the eve of Australia Day.
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Emergency services were called shortly before 7pm on Thursday.
Investigators have been told a 20-year-old man was headed east on the New England Highway in a ute when his vehicle struck the rear of a Lexus stationary at the Thomas Street intersection.
Police allege the driver of the utility left the scene without exchanging details with the Lexus driver.
A short time later police allege the utility collided with the left side of a stationary Mazda further along the New England Highway.
The 20-year-old allegedly kept driving before his car hit a gutter and came to a stop on John Howe Circuit.
The driver of the Mazda followed the utility and exchanged details with the driver before calling the authorities.
Hunter Valley police submitted the man to a roadside breath test, which produced a positive reading.
A breath analysis at Muswellbrook police station after the 20-year-old's subsequent arrest allegedly returned a reading of 0.278.
Police said the the 20-year-old was a Provisional 2 driver, meaning he is restricted to a zero alcohol limit.
The man was charged with high-range drink-driving and failing to give details to other drivers after a crash.
His licence was suspended and he received conditional bail.
The 20-year-old is due to face Muswellbrook Local Court on March 5.