A teenage driver will appear in court tomorrow charged following a pursuit and crash near Newcastle earlier today.
About 7.45am (Tuesday 9 January 2024), officers from Newcastle City PD were patrolling New Lambton, when they attempted to stop a Kia Cerato on Carnley Avenue, due to the manner of driving.
Police will allege in court that the vehicle was stolen from a Lisarow address earlier this morning.
When the Kia failed to stop as directed, a pursuit was initiated, continuing west towards Charlestown Road.
A short time later, the Kia allegedly crashed into the rear of a hatchback on the Newcastle Inner City Bypass at Charlestown, causing the hatchback to crash into a wall.
The driver of the hatchback, a 56-year-old woman, was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance Paramedics.
She has been taken to the John Hunter Hospital in a stable condition for the treatment of fractured ribs, vertebrae and shoulder blades.
The driver of the Kia, a 17-year-old boy, was subjected to a roadside breath test which allegedly returned a positive result.
He was arrested and taken to Waratah Police Station where he underwent a breath analysis which returned an alleged reading of 0.103
The teen was charged with police pursuit – not stop – drive dangerously, drive conveyance taken without consent of owner, goods in personal custody suspected being stolen, drive unlicensed, and drive with middle range PCA.
He was refused bail to appear before a children’s court tomorrow (Wednesday 10 January 2024).
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
