Two men and a woman have been arrested after a rented Toyota led police through Melbourne’s north early hours this morning, one occupant taking a natural break mid incident.
Patrolling officers spotted a Toyota Carolla driving suspiciously in the vicinity of a tobacco shop on High Street in Preston.
The occupants of the Toyota spotted police and took off from the scene at speed with headlights turned off.
The Toyota was spotted short time later in Coburg North.
The car travelled through Reservoir, eventually travelling north on Chedder Road into Lalor, Thomastown and on to the Western Ring Road, Altona bound.
After reaching speeds up to 170km/h, the car exited the Ring Road onto Keilor Park Drive and was seen pulling over to the side of the road.
The front seat male passenger exited the vehicle and relieved himself on a nature strip.
The passenger got back into his seat and the Toyota resumed driving through Tullamarine.
Officers moved in and successfully deployed tyre deflation devices near Sharps Road.
Police followed the vehicle back on to the Ring Road for a short time, before it came to a complete stop, tyres fully deflated.
Officers moved in and arrested the three alleged occupants.
A man a woman were taken to hospital for treatment, where they remain under police guard.
A second male was spoken to by investigators and released pending further investigation.
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