This ute crashed into a power pole after allegedly being driven at high speeds on the wrong side of the road. Photo: ACT Policing.
A 28-year-old man will front ACT Magistrates Court today (14 October) following a crash that allegedly involved high speeds on the wrong side of the road.
Police on patrol in Flynn said they saw a white Holden ute without registration plates parked with the engine running on Companion Crescent at about 11:05 pm last night (13 October).
When officers tried to speak with the ute’s driver, it’s alleged he drove away at speed, turning left onto Kingsford Smith Drive.
Police followed the vehicle onto Verbrugghen Street and Copland Drive, Melba, and then onto Fuhrman Street, Spence.
It’s alleged the Holden was driven towards police as they successfully deployed road spikes.
The Holden then allegedly continued onto Owen Dixon Drive at high speed on the wrong side of the road, before the driver lost control and crashed into a power pole.
The driver was subsequently arrested at the scene.
The Franklin man was charged with furious driving, failing to stop for police, driving an unregistered vehicle, driving while disqualified and driving an uninsured motor vehicle.
His arrest was part of Operation Toric, which has made more than 90 arrests and laid more than 200 charges since it began.
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