Police pursuit ends with VW Golf stuck between van and truck
Police have revealed how the pursuit of an allegedly stolen car came to an abrupt end on a major highway when the driver was blocked by a crash that brought traffic to a standstill for hours.
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Police have charged a 24 year-old South Brisbane man, after a police pursuit of an allegedly stolen VW Golf on August 30 ended when the driver was blocked by a truck rollover on the Bruce Highway.
According to police, the pursuit began at Teneriffe before the driver was forced to navigate through the northbound traffic near the scene of the truck rollover.
Police in an unmarked car on the Bruce Highway near Elimbah saw the allegedly stolen car.
A Queensland Police Service spokeswoman said the driver drove out of the line of traffic and along the highway’s shoulder to get away from police.
The spokeswoman said police realised the car was not going anywhere in a hurry due to congestion from the crash ahead.
The 24 year-old drove back into the line of traffic and got stuck between a truck and a van in an attempt to elude police.
Police had to have the van move forward to get the VW driver out of the car for an arrest.
The truck rollover occurred at 1.05pm, when it rolled into a ditch between the Pumicestone Road and Steve Irwin Way exits, bringing the highway to a standstill.
The rollover is under investigation and a 58 year-old Kallangur man was transported to Caboolture Hospital with minor injuries.
Police closed one lane of the highway while authorities work to remove the wreckage.
At 6pm there was heavy northbound traffic back to Burpengary. North of the crash site was also slow, with heavy northbound traffic stretching to Johnston Rd.
The 24 year-old has been charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle, unlawful entry into premises, receiving tainted property, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and driving unlicensed.
He will appear in the Caboolture Magistrate Court on October 13.
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