A 23-year-old has been charged with high range drink driving after crashing a car into a barrier off a major road.

About 4am on Sunday, September 7, police were called to Henry Parkes Way , Manildra, following reports of a crash.

Officers attached to Central West Police District arrived to find a Subaru Outback had crashed into a barrier.

The driver - a 23 year old man - was uninjured and was subjected to a roadside breath test which allegedly returned a positive result.

He was arrested and taken to Parkes Police Station where he underwent a secondary breath analysis and returned a reading of 0.173.

The man was charged with driving with a high range PCA and his licence was suspended.

He will appear before Parkes Local Court on Thursday, October 23.

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