Wanted man arrested following police pursuit as inquiries into crashes continue

A man wanted on outstanding warrants for serious offences was arrested in Grafton on Wednesday after police pursuit initiated after another man was hit by a car.

The scene on Prince St Grafton where a car collided with a tree following a police pursuit. Photo courtesy TNT Towing.

UPDATE: A man that collided with a pedestrian and was chased by police before crashing his car was wanted over outstanding warrants for a number of serious offences.

About 3.30pm yesterday Wednesday April 21, officers from Coffs/Clarence Police District responded to reports a 35-year-old man had been hit by a car on Duke Street, Grafton.

Police were told the man had been involved in a fight with another man, aged 38, who then got into a Holden Colorado and allegedly drove at the younger man, hitting him.

When officers arrived in the street, the older man fled in the Colorado, and a police pursuit was initiated.

The driver turned onto Prince Street and approached Dobie Street at speed, where the vehicle hit the roundabout, then mounted the curb before rolling and crashing into a tree. The man was then arrested.

The scene where a car collided with a pedestrian on Duke Street in Grafton.

Police rendered first aid to both men until the arrival of NSW Ambulance paramedics, who took the men to Coffs Harbour Health Campus – the older man under police guard.

Following his release from hospital, the 38-year-old man was taken to Coffs Harbour Police Station where he was charged with outstanding warrants; two counts of assault occasioning actual bodily harm (DV), common assault (DV), knowingly drive vehicle in manner menaces other, and stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm (domestic).

The Queanbeyan man has been refused bail to appear at Coffs Harbour Local Court Thursday April 22.

The 35-year-old man remains in hospital undergoing treatment for fractures to his lumbar and ribs.

Investigations into the circumstances surrounding the incident are continuing, and further charges are expected.

The scene on Prince St Grafton where a car collided with a tree following a police pursuit. Photo courtesy TNT Towing.

EARLIER: Two men have been hospitalised, with one under police-guard, after a police pursuit was allegedly started from the scene of a pedestrian collision in Grafton on Wednesday afternoon.

A NSW Police spokeswoman said emergency services were called to the intersection of Duke and Bacon streets in Grafton around 3.30pm following reports a pedestrian had allegedly been hit by a vehicle.

A 35-year-old man was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics for leg, arm and stomach injuries before he was taken to Coffs Harbour Hospital in a stable condition.

Officers from the Coffs/Clarence Police District attended the scene and located a man in a vehicle on Duke Street.

Police allege that when the vehicle drove away, a pursuit was initiated and shortly after, the vehicle crashed and rolled at a roundabout on Prince Street.

The male driver was arrested and taken to Coffs Harbour Hospital with non life-threatening injuries and remained under police guard.

The area of road around Duke St was cordoned off by police for further investigations.

According to police, the men are known to each other and inquiries are continuing.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence.