Driver arrested after allegedly ramming two police cars during chase

The 30-year-old was scheduled to face ACT Magistrates Court on Tuesday. Photo: Michelle Kroll.

A man has been arrested over a police chase that ended after he allegedly used a stolen car to ram two police vehicles.

ACT Policing said officers saw an allegedly stolen grey Audi Q3 parked on the shoulder of the Barton Highway in Mitchell with its engine running at around 5 am on Tuesday (24 September).

Officers deployed tyre deflation devices before they approached the driver’s side of the vehicle and found a man asleep in the driver’s seat.

When they tried to arrest him, he allegedly drove off towards Northbourne Avenue, crossing the median strip and driving into oncoming traffic.

Police gave chase and followed the Audi into the city.

Then, at around 5:45 am, the driver allegedly drove into a marked police vehicle parked at the intersection of Macarthur Avenue and Northbourne Avenue.

He allegedly rammed the vehicle again, then reversed into a second police vehicle that tried to block his path.

It is alleged a 30-year-old man from Hackett was pulled from the Audi and searched, with officers locating a substance believed to be methamphetamine on him.

“During the man’s arrest, a taser was deployed to ensure the man complied with police directions,” a police spokesperson said.

The man was scheduled to face the ACT Magistrates Court on Tuesday afternoon, charged with three counts of driving a vehicle at police, two counts of damaging a police vehicle as well as failing to stop for police, driving with a suspended licence and driving a vehicle without consent.