A man has been charged with high range drink driving following a crash in the city overnight.

At about 10.50pm ACT emergency services responded to reports of a motor vehicle crash on Vernon Circle.

The driver allegedly crashed into a light post at the location before coming to rest in the grass on City Hill.

An ACT Policing spokesperson said 'The driver involved in the collision, a 25-year-old man, underwent an alcohol screening test, which returned a positive result. He was taken into custody and conveyed to the City Police Station where he returned a breath analysis of 0.178.’

The man was issued with an Immediate Suspension Notice and will be summonsed to appear in court at a later date.