Incredible drone footage shows moment hit-run suspects arrested after wild foot chase in the dark

INCREDIBLE drone footage shows the moment that police track and capture three people suspected of being in an allegedly stolen vehicle when it ran a red light and critically injured a motorcyclist. WATCH THE AMAZING VIDEO here

INCREDIBLE drone footage shows the moment that police track and capture three people suspected of being in an allegedly stolen vehicle when it ran a red light and critically injured a motorcyclist.

The 47-year-old male motorcyclist suffered life threatening injuries in the crash at the Larapinta Dr intersection in Alice Springs about 10pm on Thursday night.

He was airlifted to Royal Adelaide Hospital on Friday and remains in a critical condition.

The drone footage shows police chasing three of the suspected five occupants of the allegedly stolen Subaru Forester on foot in the dark of night through backyards, fields, building courtyards and over fences.

An officer and his police dog (far left shadow) keep an eye on two suspects laying on the ground (long shadow second from left) from the other side of a fence as three other police officers descend on their position. Drone image: NT Police

One of the suspects is trapped against a fence and caught early in the chase but the other two continue to run and hide from their pursuers.

Eventually an officer and his police dog catch up to the two laying down and hiding in the dark and they are quickly taken into custody by several pursuing officers who descend on the scene.

NT Police allege the driver of the Subaru ran a red light at the Larapinta Dr intersection, causing the serious crash, before driving off from the scene.

Officers were able to track the car using the drone and CCTV.

Police officers capture two suspects allegedly involved in a serious hit-and-run incident. Drone images: NT Police

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They were eventually able to deploy tyre deflation devices, stopping the car on Grevillia Dr.

The five suspected occupants of the stolen vehicle then fled on foot with police taking chase, before catching three of them, as shone in the drone footage.

Police have now arrested and charged four people in total — aged from 13- to 19-years-old — in connection with the incident.

Those caught, as shown in the drone footage, were a 19-year-old man, and two male youths aged 16- and 13-years-old.

A fourth person, a 15-year-old male, was identified and arrested by detectives from the Alice Springs Criminal Investigation Branch on Friday night.

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NT Police are urging the outstanding occupant of the vehicle involved in the alleged hit-and-run incident to come forward.

Southern Commander Craig Laidler said: “Thankfully our members were on scene (of the alleged hit-and-run) in a matter of minutes and started providing medical assistance to the rider prior to the arrival of paramedics otherwise it may have been a different result from that collision.”

He said the actions of those involved in the alleged hit-and-run were disgraceful.

“These people continue to have a complete disregard for the law that our members have to deal with on a 24/7 basis,” Cdr Laidler said.

The four suspects have all been charged with a range of offences including drive motor vehicle cause serious harm, hit and run cause serious harm, unlawful use of a motor vehicle – cause injury to person and fail to rescue/provide help.

The 15-year-old male has also been charged with enter intersection against red light and drive unlicensed.

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The four youths have been bailed to appear before court at a later date.

Police continue to conduct inquiries to identify the fifth person who was in the vehicle at the time.

Anyone with information which may assist with their investigations is urged to contact police on 131 444 or report it anonymously via Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.