Detectives from Moorabbin Criminal Investigation Unit have charged a man following a Bentleigh carjacking and Eastlink collision early yesterday morning.
It is alleged the 21-year-old man was a passenger in a Porsche that was stolen during a carjacking from Godfrey Street about 9.20pm.
The Clayton man has been charged with:
- aggravated carjacking
- armed robbery
- unlawful assault
- reckless conduct endangering serious injury
- theft of motor vehicle
The male was remanded by police to appear at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court today.
The charges relate to the alleged theft of a white Porsche from a 44-year-old woman as she was reversing out of her driveway and confronted by a group of offenders, one armed with a large kitchen knife.
They took off in the Porsche as the owner fell to the ground and sustained a minor injury.
The Porsche was spotted by officers speeding with its headlights off inbound on Eastlink about 2.10am yesterday.
Officers attempted to intercept the vehicle but it failed to pull over and a pursuit was called.
The Porsche continued to drive through the Melba Tunnel, towards a roadworks closure on the Eastern Freeway at Springvale Road.
The pursuit was called off before the stolen vehicle u-turned, just prior to the roadworks, and travelled into oncoming traffic where it collided with a van.
The driver and sole occupant of the van, a 51-year-old from the Yarra Ranges area, was transported to hospital with non-life-threatening-injuries.
The alleged driver of the Porsche, a 19-year-old Pakenham man, needed to be extracted from the vehicle and was transported to hospital with serious injuries where he remains under police guard.
The second passenger, an 18-year-old Silvan woman, also remains under guard in hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone who witnessed the incident, has dashcam/CCTV footage or information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
