An off-duty Australian police officer has been charged with high-range drink driving during the Northern Territory’s five-day Easter road safety blitz. The 46-year-old police officer was subject to a roadside breath test on Friday which was set up as part of the territory’s five-day Operation Thalen targeting drink and drug driving, vehicle registration, and roadworthiness. Police say he returned a high range reading of 0.158 or more than three times the legal limit. The officer was charged with high range drink driving and his driver’s licence was immediately disqualified. He has been bailed to appear in Darwin Local Court on April 21 and directed to take leave. The Easter holiday period is one of the busiest times of year on Australian roads, with collisions often occurring. Three people are dead including a young child after a car slammed into a tree on the New South Wales (NSW) south coast. Police say the Honda …