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A man who hasn’t held a licence for six years has been arrested after he drove past a police car in a homemade convertible while running a red light and shouting at officers.
The white Hyundai Excel – which had its roof cut off to turn it into a makeshift convertible – was driving down Jetty Road at Glenelg just before 1am on Sunday when police spotted it.
The occupants of the car, which also had significant crash damage to its rear, launched a kamikaze verbal attack on the police before running a red light in front of them.
Police caught up with the car and pulled it over on Douglas Grove in Glenelg North.
They discovered the 25-year-old driver, from Elizabeth Downs, had not held a licence for six years and was on bail with a condition to not drive.
It was only then that police realised the vehicle was a standard sedan that had its roof cut off.
The Elizabeth Downs man was arrested and charged with driving unlicensed, failing to stop at a red light, breaching bail and breaching vehicle standards.
The car was defected and towed away.
He will face court in July.
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