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Police arrest man after pursuit through Perth’s southern suburbs

By Hamish Hastie

A man has been charged with a litany of offences after allegedly leading police on a car and foot chase through Perth’s southern suburbs on Friday afternoon.

Police allege about 1.25pm on Friday a white MG MG3 failed to stop for officers on Bolderwood Drive, South Lake.

Police Air Wing tracked the car through several streets until it crashed into a Mazda CX-5 at the intersection of Jandakot Drive and Berrigan Drive in Jandakot after the driver allegedly drove through a red light.

The Mazda driver – a woman in her 50s who had injuries not believed to be serious – was taken to Fiona Stanley Hospital.

The male driver and female passenger of the MG ran from the crash scene but were arrested after a short foot chase through nearby bushland.

The woman was taken to hospital to treat injuries she received in the crash while gang crime squad officers charged the 33-year-old South Lake man allegedly driving the vehicle with the following:

  • 1 x Fail to Stop
  • 1 x Reckless Driving (to evade police)
  • 1 x No Authority Drive
  • 1 x Possess a Prohibited Drug (Methylamphetamine)
  • 1 x Failed to comply with a requirement to provide a sample of oral fluid

He was also charged with a raft of other offences unrelated to the chase:

  • 1 x Assault Occasioning Bodily Harm
  • 1 x Being armed in a way that may cause fear
  • 2 x Breached a Family Violence Restraining Order
  • 1 x Criminal Damage or Destruction of Property
  • 2 x No Authority to Drive

He was refused bail and appeared in Perth Magistrates Court on Saturday.

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