Police have charged a 25-year-old man following the theft of a vehicle and subsequent traffic crash in Toowoomba this morning, 29 June.
It will be alleged around 7.15am a man entered a business on Ruthven Street and stole a set of keys before taking a 2022 Mazda CX-3 and leaving the premises through a locked gate.
As the vehicle was leaving the property, it is alleged a female employee was struck by the gate causing her to fall to the ground and sustain an injury to her wrist.
A short time later around 7.20am it is alleged the stolen vehicle was involved in a collision with a Mazda CX3 and a Hyundai Sante Fe near the intersection of Ruthven and Little streets, before the driver of the stolen car fled the scene on foot.
The driver of the Mazda received minor injuries while the Hyundai was unoccupied at the time.
A 25-year-old Warwick man was located at a nearby address and taken into custody.
He has been charged with one count each of unlawful use of a motor vehicle, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, enter premises and commit indictable offence, driving without a license and failing to comply with duties of a driver involved in a crash.
He has been remanded in custody to appear in Toowoomba Magistrates Court tomorrow, 30 June.
Earlier: Stolen vehicle and traffic crash incident, Toowoomba – Queensland Police News
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