Cain Robert Barnes denied bail for alleged police pursuit through the northern suburbs

A man with an “appalling” driving history will stay behind bars on remand after he allegedly drove at crazy speeds and on the wrong side of the road before crashing.

A “menace” will stay behind bars on remand after he allegedly drove on the wrong side of the road and at high speeds during a wild chase.

Cain Robert Barnes, 35, applied for home detention bail in the Elizabeth Magistrates Court on Friday, after the alleged mid morning police pursuit through the northern suburbs.

A prosecutor told the court they were opposed to all forms of bail, due to the seriousness of the allegations and Mr Barnes’ “appalling” driving history.

The court heard police spotted a black Nissan ute with unassigned registration plates on Main North Road in Salisbury Heights just after 10am on Thursday.

When they attempted to pull the vehicle over a pursuit ensued.

Cain Barnes was denied bail and charged with multiple driving offences. Photo: Facebook

A prosecutor described him as a menace. Photo: Facebook

“The Nissan was described by police as overtaking traffic on the side verge, driving over the median strip,” the prosecutor said.

The court heard Mr Barnes also allegedly disobeyed light signals and travelled up to speeds of 110km/h in a 60km/h zone in medium to heavy traffic.

“The Nissan was driven on the incorrect side of the road at a roundabout … narrowly missing another car,” the prosecutor said.

The pursuit ended when Mr Barnes allegedly crashed into another silver Mazda sedan at the intersection of Saints and Main North Roads.

Mr Barnes was arrested after he allegedly slammed into another car and tried to flee on foot. Picture: 7NEWS

He then allegedly attempted to run from the vehicle but was arrested nearby.

The 19-year-old female driver of the Mazda and the 25-year-old passenger in the Nissan were not injured, and both vehicles were towed from the scene.

The court heard Mr Barnes allegedly told the witness while he was driving that he wasn’t going to go to jail.

Mr Barnes, of Elizabeth Park, is charged with dangerous driving to escape a police pursuit, failing to stop at the scene of an accident, driving disqualified, unregistered, uninsured and with unassigned plates.

He is yet to enter any pleas.

The prosecutor said Mr Barnes had 14 convictions for driving disqualified and one conviction for driving at a dangerous speed so a jail term was “inevitable” for the charges if found guilty.

“This defendant is a menace,” the prosecutor said.

Tahlia Penn, for Mr Barnes, told the court her client was employed as a labourer and was at high risk of losing his job if denied bail.

The court heard Mr Barnes also had joint custody of his daughter.

Magistrate Jayne Basheer denied Mr Barnes bail, due to the seriousness of the allegations, his lengthy history and the risk to the community if he was released.

The charges were adjourned until March.