A man has been charged after he allegedly rammed a police car during a pursuit on the state's Mid North Coast yesterday.
About 8am (Friday 14 March 2025) officers attached to Mid North Coast Highway patrol detected an allegedly stolen Toyota utility travelling northbound on the Pacific Highway, Kundabung, at excessive speed.
Police attempted to stop the vehicle and when it did not stop a pursuit was initiated; however, terminated due to safety concerns.
A short time later, the vehicle was again observed travelling north on the Pacific Highway near Collombatti, where it entered the Mid North Coast railway corridor.
The allegedly stolen car then travelled north along the railway lines for approximately 5km until it turned onto Browns Crossing Road, then the Pacific Highway at Warrell Creek, where it came to a stop after road spikes were successfully deployed.
During the incident an unmarked police vehicle was allegedly rammed before the stolen car was stopped.
No police were injured during the incident.
The driver, a man 23-year-old man, was arrested and subjected to roadside tests with returned a negative result.
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He was taken to Kempsey Police Station where he was charged with:
- class A motor vehicle exceed speed more than 45 km/h,
- use offensive weapon to prevent lawful detention,
- police pursuit - not stop - drive dangerously,
- drive motor vehicle while licence suspended,
- receive property stolen outside NSW,
- drive recklessly/furiously or speed/manner dangerous, and
- use class A vehicle displaying misleading number-plate.
He was refused bail to appear before Parramatta Local Court today (Saturday 15 March 2025).
