Police arrest woman after failing to stop for police at Yamba, South Australia

A woman has been arrested after driving through a border checkpoint at Yamba.

Police will allege that about 4.12pm today (Wednesday 2 June), patrols on the Sturt Highway checkpoint attempted to stop a Nissan sedan as it approached the checkpoint from Victoria.

The car refused to stop and was pursued by patrols, with road spikes being used to stop the car on Stanitzki Road close to Bookpurnong Road.

The driver and sole occupant, a 37-year-old Renmark woman was arrested soon after.

She will face numerous charges including engaging in a police pursuit and other offences relating to her failure to stop at the checkpoint.

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