In court after Sydney to Warnervale police chase

A man was refused bail until a Wyong Local Court hearing following a police pursuit from Sydney’s west to the Central Coast.

It began at 7.10pm on Wednesday, November 20, when officers from Mt Druitt Police Area Command were conducting a general patrol of the Bidwill area where it will be alleged they observed a male slumped over the steering wheel of a vehicle parked at the intersection of Chestnut Cres and Luxford Rd.

As officers approached the vehicle it drove off.

Police indicated for the vehicle to stop and when it failed to do so a pursuit was initiated.

The vehicle was pursued into the North Connex Tunnel at Wahroonga, where the chase was terminated for safety reasons.

A short time later the pursuit was reinitiated along the M1 Motorway at Berowra, but was again terminated.

With the assistance of PolAir the vehicle was tracked along the M1 where road spikes were successfully deployed about 500m south of Sparks Rd, Warnervale, causing the vehicle to come to a stop approximately one hour after the pursuit had commenced.

The 24-year-old male driver, the sole occupant of the car, was arrested and taken to Wyong Police Station.

Police will allege that speeds of up to 160km/h were reached.

Inquires established that he was the holder of a current Queensland learners’ licence and the vehicle was unregistered.

The man was charged with police pursuit, not stop, drive recklessly; learner not accompanied by driver/police officer/tester; and use unregistered registrable Class A motor vehicle on road.

He was refused bail to appear at Wyong Local Court.