A 26 year old man will be in court today following two pursuits across Campbelltown yesterday.
The incident occurred when officers from Campbelltown City Police Area Command attempted to stop an Isuzu flat top truck on Eucalyptus Street, Macquarie Fields just after 2pm.
When the vehicle failed to stop, a pursuit commenced, however, it was terminated due to safety concerns.
Shortly after, the truck was seen driving around Macquarie Fields Police Station, allegedly attempting to hit police vehicles and other cars.
A second pursuit commenced which travelled through several suburbs including Macquarie Fields, Ingleburn, Minto and Leumeah, before the truck crashed into the front fence of a home on Hoddle Avenue at Bradbury and the driver fled.
He was arrested – with assistance from PolAir and the Dog Unit – under a home on Hoddle Avenue.
He was taken to Campbelltown Police Station, before being taken to Campbelltown Hospital for treatment.
He was later released and returned to Campbelltown Police Station where he was charged with police pursuit, dangerous driving, using an offensive weapon to avoid lawful detention, assault police, resist arrest, having a knife in a public place.
The man was also charged with driving while suspended, failing to stop and assist after impact caused injury, not give particulars to other driver, not give particulars to owner of damaged property, and possessing a prohibited drug.
He was also charged with two outstanding warrants.
He was refused bail to appear in Campbelltown Local Court today.
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Two P-plate drivers were detected speeding in separate incidents yesterday.
Officers attached to Campbelltown Highway Patrol were conducting speed-enforcement duties on Williams Road, Ingleburn, just before 8am when they detected a Toyota Rav 4 allegedly travelling 119km/h in the 60km/h zone.
They stopped the P1 driver, a 17-year-old teen, and issued him with a Traffic Infringement Notice for class A motor vehicle exceed speed limit – over 45km/h. His licence was also suspended.
In a separate incident about 11am the same day, a 17-year-old boy was detected allegedly travelling at 55km/h above the speed limit at St Andrews.
Officers attached to Campbelltown Highway Patrol were conducting speed-enforcement duties on the Hume Motorway when they detected a Toyota Kluger being driven at 145km/h in the 110km/h zone.
The teen was issued with a Traffic Infringement Notice for P1 driver exceed 90km/h – over 45km/h and his licence has been confiscated and suspended for six months.
