Police have arrested two teenage boys in an allegedly stolen car travelling at nearly double the speed limit in Melbourne's north this morning.
Fawkner Highway Patrol members spotted a stolen Mitsubishi Lancer travelling at more than 140km/h on the Tullamarine Freeway at Moonee Ponds shortly after 12am.
Officers attempted to intercept the vehicle however the driver allegedly failed to stop.
Half an hour later, the same vehicle was spotted on the Hume Highway at Somerton allegedly travelling at 150km/h in an 80km/h zone.
Police successfully deployed stop sticks on Lithgow Street in Beveridge.
Despite having a blown-out tyre, the vehicle continued onto the Hume Freeway.
With the assistance of the Air Wing overhead, officers were guided to Patterson Street in Kalkallo where the two occupants fled on foot and were arrested after a short foot chase.
Hume Crime Investigation Unit detectives charged a 17-year-old boy from Brookfield with theft of motor vehicle, negligently deal with proceeds of crime, possess controlled weapon (machete), speed dangerous, unlicensed driving and other traffic offences.
A 16-year-old boy from Melton South has been charged with theft of motor vehicle.
Both will appear before a children's court at a later date.
The Mitsubishi Lancer was allegedly stolen from a North Melbourne address on 23 September.
