Northern Territory Police have charged a man after a dangerous driving incident in Coolalinga overnight.
Around 9:10pm, Darwin Traffic Operations were conducting speed enforcement duties along the Stuart Highway, Coolalinga, when a blue Holden Commodore utility was detected travelling at 122 km/hr in a posted 80 km/hr zone.
Police followed the offending vehicle along the Stuart Highway up until the Lambrick Avenue intersection, at which time a traffic apprehension was attempted. The vehicle failed to stop and a pursuit was initiated through the Palmerston suburbs of Zuccoli, Rosebery, Gunn and Bakewell.
Tyre Deflation Devices were deployed on Lambrick Avenue near the intersection of Hutchison Terrace at which time the vehicle came to a stop. The driver refused to exit the vehicle resulting in him being extracted and arrested.
The 42-year-old man has since been charged with:
- Exceed speed limit 31 - 45 km/hr over
- Fail to obey direction of Police officer
- Resist Police in execution of duty
- Drive under the influence of drugs
- Not stop at stop sign
- Exceed speed limit 01-15 km/hr over
Senior Sergeant Devrim Kanyilmaz said " This was an incredibly dangerous driver that was putting himself, other motorists and police at risk.
" There is absolutely zero excuse for this behaviour on our roads and I commend the officers involved who no doubt averted a potentially fatal incident from occurring. "
