A man and woman have been charged following an incident where a stolen tractor was allegedly driven erratically in Seymour over the weekend.
The pair, a 36-year-old West Australian man and a 38-year-old West Australian woman, have each been charged with:
- Theft of motor vehicle
- Theft
- Reckless conduct endangering serious injury
- Driving in a dangerous manner
- Dangerous driving whilst being pursued by police
- Fail to stop on police request
- Criminal damage
- Trespassing on commonwealth land
- Possess methylamphetamines.
It is alleged the tractor was seen on the Goulburn Valley Highway, heading towards Seymour, allegedly swerving across lanes and had crashed into barriers on Saturday, 17 June about 10.20am.
Officers responded and arrested the pair after the alleged stolen tractor crashed into a perimeter fence of the Puckapunyal army base.
No one was injured during the incident.
The man and woman, who were initially deemed unfit for interview, were remanded in custody and appeared before Wangaratta Magistrates' Court yesterday.
The pair were further remanded to appear at Benalla Magistrates' Court today.
