A man has been arrested after crashing a stolen car and injuring two people in the northern suburbs yesterday afternoon.
About 4.45pm on Tuesday 8 April, police were called to Spruance Road at Elizabeth East after reports of a man in possession of a machete.
The man was seen to get into a silver VW Gold bearing stolen registration plates. Northern District patrols spotted the car travelling on Chillingworth Road at Elizabeth East and attempted to stop it however it took off at speed. The car was followed onto Midway Road and police lost sight of the car on Fletcher Road.
Just before 5.10pm police received reports of a car crash on Halsey Road. The grey VW Golf allegedly collided into another car and the driver was seen running from the scene.
Patrols were quickly in the area and saw a man jumping a fence on Spruance Road. The suspect was arrested shortly after without incident.
A 20-year-old man from Elizabeth East was arrested and taken to hospital where he was treated for minor injuries caused by the crash.
The Golf collided with a Nissan Dualis, both the driver, a 64-year-old woman from Salisbury North, and passenger, a 91-year-old man from Hillbank, were taken to hospital where they are being treated for non-life threatening injuries.
Major Crash officers attended the scene to consult with Northern District patrol members who are investigating the crash.
Checks on the VW Golf revealed it had been stolen from an Elizabeth South address earlier in the week.
The Elizabeth East man has been charged with illegal use of a motor vehicle, driving dangerously to avoid a police pursuit, two counts of driving dangerously causing harm, driving at a speed dangerous and leaving the scene of a crash after causing harm. He has been refused bail and will appear in Elizabeth Magistrates Court today (Wednesday 9 April).
