Darwin crime: Police chase that ended in two-vehicle crash on Stuart Hwy captured on dashcam

Dashcam footage has captured the moment a utility reportedly being pursued by NT Police failed to give way and crashed into a passing motorist. See the footage.

Dashcam footage has captured the moment two utilities collided on the Stuart Highway at Coonawarra on Friday afternoon after one of the vehicles, which was reportedly under police pursuit, failed to give way at an intersection.

Footage of the collision was uploaded to the Stolen Cars in Darwin Facebook group at 3.13pm.

The time stamp on the footage has the collision occurring at 2.37pm Friday, about 40 minutes before the footage was uploaded.

The video depicts a white Toyota utility, which does not appear to be bearing any registration plates, travelling southbound on the Stuart Hwy entering the slip lane onto Amy Johnson Dr at speed.

Dashcam has captured a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Stuart Hwy and Amy Johnson Dr at Coonawarra at 2.37pm on Friday, January 3, 2025. Picture: Supplied

It failed to give way before collecting the side of another white Toyota utility that had turned right onto Amy Johnson Dr from the Stuart Hwy northbound.

According to the motorist who captured the footage, the offending utility, which they believed to be stolen, flipped after the collision, before a man emerged and was arrested by officers who had been in pursuit.

“[We] noticed a HiLux following us from the lights at the aviation museum, with police following,” the motorist who captured the footage said.

Aftermath of a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Stuart Hwy and Amy Johnson Dr at Coonawarra on Friday afternoon, January 3, 2025. Picture: Supplied

“[We] saw police flashing red and blue behind the ute.

“[The] ute sped up and police stopped red and blue flashing lights, then I had to move to [the] inner lane to avoid it tailgating us. [The] car ended up turning left which resulted in the oncoming traffic getting hit.

“[The driver of the ute that was hit appears shaken but not hurt.”

Images subsequently uploaded online depicted at least one police unit, one ambulance, and two fire engines.

NT Police has been contacted for comment.