Albury crime: Wild police chase across Victoria and NSW

A Lavington man has been charged as he lay in hospital after allegedly leading police on a two-day wild ride and ramming an unmarked cop car.

A police car was allegedly rammed. Photo: NSW Police

A 20-year-old Lavington man allegedly involved in a 48-hour interstate police chase has been charged with 15 offences.

During a Victoria and NSW police cross-border operation, the 20-year-old is alleged to have been speeding through Albury in a white Mitsubishi Magna sedan.

Police helicopters hovered above as the man allegedly led police on a chase which travelled as far as Kyabram and Shepparton in the Goulburn Valley.

Murray River police district officers tried to stop the driver while he was stationary in the car on Wantigong St, North Albury about 1.30am on Thursday, April 30.

When the man started to drive away, police gave chase, which continued through Lavington where an unmarked police car was rammed, smashing in the front end.

The man is alleged to have tried to run away on foot before being arrested a short time later on Griffith Rd.

He was taken to Albury Hospital for treatment with injuries sustained in an unrelated incident, also undergoing mandatory alcohol and drug testing.

The man has been charged with dishonestly obtain property by deception, drive motor vehicle during disqualification period, predatory driving, reckless driving, police pursuit, use offensive weapon to prevent detention and drug possession from his alleged offending on April 29.

He will also be facing further charges of drive recklessly/furiously or speed/manner dangerous and driving during his disqualification period for offences alleged to have happened on April 27.

The man was refused bail during a bedside hearing today, and will reappear at Albury Local Court on May 18.