A 19-year-old man has been charged with several offences after crashing a stolen car at Bulahdelah on the Pacific Highway.
About 11.40am on Saturday, October 13 police allege the man crashed a Holden Commodore sedan, reported stolen from Queensland.
The man allegedly then stole a Holden Commodore utility from a nearby car park on Recovery Road and stopped at a service station on Wallanbah Road, Nabiac.
The man refilled the vehicle with petrol before allegedly leaving the service station without paying.
Officers from Manning-Great Lakes spotted the vehicle travelling north on the Pacific Highway at Coopernook, allegedly driving more than 200km/h, and a police pursuit was initiated.
It was terminated shortly after due to safety concerns.
A short time later, the vehicle failed to negotiate a roundabout on Nancy Bird Walton Drive at Kew and crashed.
The driver was taken to Port Macquarie Police Station where he was charged with nine offences, including: receive property stolen outside NSW; receive property – theft – serious indictable offence; use class A vehicle with unauthorised number plate affixed; drive while licence cancelled; negligent driving; take and drive conveyance without consent of owner; dishonestly obtain property by deception; police pursuit - not stop - drive dangerously, and class A motor vehicle exceed speed > 45 km/h.
He was refused bail and appeared at Port Macquarie Local Court on Sunday, October 14 October where he was refused bail to appear at the same court today, Monday, October 15.
Inquiries continue.
