Fourth high-speed police chase in a fortnight on Coast

Two men have been arrested and face a string of charges after they allegedly led police on a high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle across the Sunshine Coast

Two men have been charged for allegedly leading police on a pursuit across the Sunshine Coast in a stolen car.

TWO men have been arrested and face a string of charges after they allegedly led police on a high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle across the Sunshine Coast.

About 9.30pm last night the pair observed a stolen Toyota Camry sedan at a service station at Bli Bli.

It is the fourth police chase to unfold on the Sunshine Coast in the past fortnight, a QPS spokesman said, following two over the Easter long weekend, and one on Sunday. 

It is alleged that when police pulled in the driver reversed and accelerated as the passenger walked inside where he was arrested.

A short time later the sedan was observed by officers allegedly travelling at high speeds though Parklands, Yandina, Bli Bli and Coolum.

A pursuit was authorised due to the vehicle's manner of driving and officers were able to successfully deploy a tyre-deflation device.

The sedan continued into an industrial estate at Lysaght St in Coolum where the driver was arrested without incident.

A 40-year-old Yandina man has been charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle and was given police bail to appear in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court on July 31.

The driver, a 41-year-old Goodna man, will appear in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court today charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle, unlawful possession of a weapon, evade, possess tainted property, unauthorised and prohibited explosives and fail to properly dispose of a needle.

The vehicle was reported stolen from a Webster Rd address in Nambour on April 17.

The QPS spokesman said investigations are ongoing into Sunday's pursuit. 

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