A MAN has been charged with high-range drink driving and two people were in hospital after a three-car crash at Tenambit on Monday.
Emergency services were called to Maize Street after reports of a multi-vehicle pile-up just before 5pm on July 1.
Police at the scene were told a Ford Territory had collided with a Toyota Landcruiser and a Suzuki Baleno.
The drivers of the Toyota and Suzuki - a man and woman both aged 29 - were assessed by ambulance paramedics at the scene.
Both were taken to John Hunter Hospital in Newcastle for treatment for non-life-threatening injuries sustained in the crash, police said.
Port Stephens Hunter Police subjected the driver of a white Ford ute, who was not hurt, to a roadside breath test.
The 42-year-old man allegedly returned a positive result.
He was taken to Maitland Police Station, where a breath analysis revealed an alleged reading of 0.205, more than four times the legal blood alcohol limit for a fully-licensed driver.
The man was charged with high-range drink driving and negligent driving. His license was suspended.
He was granted conditional bail and ordered to front Maitland Local Court for the first time on July 24.
