ACT Policing has arrested a 16-year-old youth after a vehicle pursuit early this morning (Saturday, 4 February).
Around 1.05am, members from Tuggeranong Police Station were conducting a mobile patrol in Kambah when they saw a dark coloured Hyundai sedan travelling on Jenke Street.
After seeing the police vehicle, the driver immediately accelerated away. Police activated emergency lights and sirens in an attempt to pull the car over and a pursuit commenced. The car travelled through the intersection of Boddington and Marconi Crescent at a speed of 154km/hr in an 80km/hr zone.
As the car approached the Hindmarsh Drive intersection, the driver lost control before colliding with a road sign. The driver attempted to continue to drive however the vehicle was badly damaged and could not be moved. The passenger ran from the vehicle but was apprehended a short distance away.
The driver and passenger were uninjured but were taken by ACT Ambulance to the Canberra Hospital for observation.
The 16-year-old unaccompanied learner driver was released from police custody into his mother’s care. He will face the ACT Children’s Court at a later date charged with furious/reckless/dangerous driving, unaccompanied learner and failing to stop for police.
[Courtesy ACT Policing]
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In Tuggeranong?! I’m shocked. Truly shocked.
What an idiot. The car wasn’t stolen or anything, if he’d just kept his cool when driving past the cops this whole thing would’ve been avoided.
What a knob.
A lesson learned perhaps?
Maybe on top of any punishment if the alleged offences are proved, he is not allowed to re-sit for his learners for 5 years.
A pretty good deterrent.
Legally able to drive a vehicle (albeit under supervision of a licensed driver) but ends up in the Children’s Court. I can’t help feeling something is screwed up somewhere.
DarkLadyWolfMother said :
Not sure where else you’d like a child to go if not children’s court.
Alderney said :
And we’ll have another unlicened driver on the road. Awesome idea.
Tooks said :
I think my problem, perhaps, is that it’s a child essentially performing an adult task. Just something about this really bugs me.
Solidarity said :
And the State would be complicit in this how?
He was as good as unlicensed this time, a mere technicality.
We all make our own choices. Not saying mine have always been golden, but I’ve never driven when not licensed to do so.
Mysteryman said :
I’m more surprised this didn’t happen in Belconnen.
Mysteryman said :
I guess I should move to crime free Not-Tuggeranong.