Dangerous driving, Ipswich
Police have charged three men after a vehicle allegedly evaded police in Ipswich overnight.
Officers followed the alleged stolen vehicle in an unmarked police car after it was first sighted in Brassall around 1.10am.
The vehicle allegedly failed to stop when marked police attempted to intercept it at the intersection of the Cunningham Highway and Middle Road at Purga.
Police successfully deployed tyre deflation devices but the vehicle continued to be driven with three deflated tyres including on the incorrect side of the road.
It will further be alleged that while the vehicle was travelling at slow speeds on the Cunningham Highway, occupants threw items including a hockey stick and knives at pursuing police vehicles.
Around 2am, police intercepted the vehicle on the Ipswich Motorway at Redbank where three men were taken into custody.
A 17-year-old Brassall man was charged with one count each of failing to stop, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle while adversely affected by an intoxicated substance, failing to provide a required blood test and unlawful use of a motor vehicle.
Two Leichhardt men, aged 17 and 21 were charged with unlawful use of a motor vehicle.
The trio is due to appear in the Ipswich Magistrates Court today.
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