Dangerous driving charge, Labrador
A 33-year-old man has been charged with dangerous driving and failing to remain at the scene of a crash, after he allegedly drove along a footpath in Labrador before entering an intersection and colliding with another vehicle.
Police will allege that officers attempted to intercept a stolen vehicle in Little Norman Street at Southport. The vehicle failed to stop and sped off. The vehicle was sighted again in Frank Street soon after, where the driver again failed to stop for police.
Around 5.50pm the stolen vehicle was travelling along Frank Street when the driver, caught in heavy traffic, veered onto the footpath and continued towards the intersection with Central Street.
The vehicle left the footpath at the entry to the intersection, driving onto the roadway and into the path of an on-coming car.
The male driver fled the scene on foot and was detained nearby by members of the public until police arrived and took him into custody.
The female driver and sole occupant of the second vehicle, a 22-year-old NSW woman was transported to hospital for observation.
The male driver was not injured.
Police have charged a 33-year-old Sanctuary Cove man with one count each of unlawful use of motor vehicle, dangerous operation of a vehicle, fail to stop motor vehicle, driving of motor vehicle without a driver licence, fail to comply with duties of a driver involved in a crash, obstruct police officer, possessing dangerous drugs and possess property suspected of having been used in connection with commission of a drug offence.
He has been denied police bail and is due to appear in the Southport Magistrates Court today (July 21).
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