A man has been charged, and investigations are continuing, after an officer was struck by an alleged stolen vehicle at Somersby on December 26.
Just after 9am police saw a Volkswagen Jetta travelling along the Old Pacific Hwy at Somersby which had allegedly been stolen from Albury a few days earlier.
A short time later the Volkswagen was sighted by patrolling police at a service station on Manns Rd at West Gosford.
It’s alleged the occupants fled without paying for petrol.
A pursuit was initiated which continued through multiple suburbs.
At about 9.20am, an officer attached to the Traffic and Highway Patrol Command was hit by the vehicle while deploying road spikes on Narara Valley Dr at Narara.
The Volkswagen was driven a further few hundred metres before the occupants abandoned it on Deane St and fled into nearby bushland.
The 42-year-old senior constable was airlifted to Royal North Shore Hospital where he is receiving ongoing treatment for serious leg and facial injuries, fractured ribs, and a punctured lung.
Officers from Brisbane Water Police District conducted an extensive search of the bushland assisted by officers from PolAir, the Dog Unit, and Traffic and Highway Patrol
Throughout the afternoon, two men – aged 19 and 24 – along with a 15-year-old boy, were arrested and taken to Gosford Police Station.
The 24-year-old, who police will allege was driving the vehicle, was charged with multiple offences.
The Toronto man was bail refused to appear at Newcastle Bail Court on December 27.
The passengers were released pending further inquiries.
Source:
Media release, Dec 27
NSW Police