Police have charged a man following an alleged dangerous driving incident where a police vehicle was rammed in Hawthorn East on Wednesday, 26 February.
It’s alleged in an attempt to evade police a white BMW bearing false plates became wedged between a bollard and the front of a convenience store on Toorak Road about 12.30am.
Police boxed the BMW in after it rammed a police vehicle several times.
The driver and passenger were arrested at the scene and taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and later released.
A 43-year-old Langwarrin man was charged with
• Reckless conduct endanger serious injury
• Reckless exposure of police force (MOPF) to Risk by driving
• Drive whilst disqualified
• Fraudulently use registration plate
• Use unregistered motor vehicle
• Possess a drug of dependence
• Possess dangerous article
He has been remanded to appear at court later today.
A 31-year-old Doveton woman was released without charge.
No police members were injured.
