Driver charged after alleged stolen car lost control, crashing into a ute and a Runaway Bay home

A man accused of causing a dramatic crash that left a stolen car flipped onto its roof and the wall of a home demolished, has been charged. SEE THE AFTERMATH

A man accused of causing a dramatic crash that left a stolen car flipped onto its roof and the wall of a home demolished, has been charged.

The 36-year-old was allegedly seen driving dangerously in the stolen Haval SUV when it crossed onto the wrong side of the road at Runaway Bay just after 6pm on Thursday.

Scene of an accident on Oxley Dr in Runaway Bay.

A Runaway Bay home was badly damaged when one of the cars crashed through the brick front fence.

The out of control car collided head-on with another vehicle travelling in the opposite direction along Oxley Drive. It then spun-out flipping onto its roof according to witness Brodie McCasker.

“That was a hard hit. I was upstairs in the study, didn’t see the initial (crash) but heard it and out of the corner of my eye saw the black car spin,” he said.

The other vehicle, a Holden Colorado Ute, crashed through a brick fence, stopping just short of the front door to a family home. A man in his 60s, who was an occupant in the ute, was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital with head injuries.

“(I) came down to make sure everyone was ok. There was no one in the black car when we checked.” Mr McCasker said, referring to alleged stolen car.

Scene of an accident on Oxley Dr in Runaway Bay.

A Queensland Police Service spokeswomen says when officers arrived they saw a man running from the crash scene.

Officers patrolled the area and arrested a 36-year-old Regents Park man along Lae Drive.

He was taken to Gold Coast University Hospital under police guard with neck and hip pain. On Friday morning, he was charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and unlicensed driving.

Police said the Haval SUV was reported stolen from a Currumbin Waters address on Monday, October 28. Investigations into that incident are on going.

A Runaway Bay home was badly damaged when one of the cars crashed through the front retaining wall.

A long-term resident, Mr McCasker claims it's the second crash involving an alleged stolen car on the busy road in a matter of weeks.

“Someone is gonna be killed. Nearly every night, two times a week at least, you hear of them (criminals) going into the living room pinching the keys and taking the car,” he said. Queensland Police Service crime data shows there have been 102 stolen vehicle offences in the Runaway Bay Police Division up until August this year, an average of 13 incident per week.

Originally published as Driver charged after alleged stolen car lost control, crashing into a ute and a Runaway Bay home