A man will face court today charged after allegedly driving at high-speed with three children in his car in the state’s Riverina region yesterday.
About 2pm (Monday 3 February 2020), officers from Riverina Traffic and Highway Patrol allegedly detected a vehicle travelling north on the Olympic Highway, towards Uranquinty, at 193km/h in a 100km/h zone.
Police turned to stop the vehicle, but lost sight of it.
A short time later, police saw the vehicle travelling down a side road towards a golf course, near the Stuart Highway intersection at Moorong.
Officers called for assistance and a perimeter was established around the golf course.
To avoid police, the driver allegedly smashed through a fence, travelled down a fairway and through several other fences, before the vehicle stopped.
Police saw the driver and three children, running and entering a shed.
The driver, a 32-year-old man was arrested and taken to Wagga Wagga Police Station where he was charged with 14 offences,
- Two counts of drive recklessly/furiously or speed/manner dangerous,
- Class A motor vehicle exceed speed more than 45 km/h,
- Use light vehicle with defective brakes,
- Use unsafe or unserviceable vehicle on road,
- Three counts of not give particulars to owner of damaged property,
- Use unregistered registrable Class A motor vehicle on road,
- Use uninsured motor vehicle,
- Two counts of unlawfully possess number plates,
- Goods in personal custody suspected being stolen (not motor vehicle),
- Use class A vehicle with unauthorised number plate affixed.
The Hebersham man was refused bail to appear at Wagga Wagga Local Court today (Tuesday 4 February 2020).
The uninjured children, aged 12, 9 and 8, have been placed into the custody of their mother.
