About 3pm (Monday, November 7), Traffic and Highway Patrol officers were patrolling Alfords Point Road, Sutherland, when they detected a Honda Accord sedan allegedly speeding.
When the vehicle failed to stop, a pursuit was initiated.
A short time later, the Honda crashed into a concrete barrier, traffic light, and another vehicle – a Volkswagen Tiguan SUV – on the off-ramp at Davies Road, near Clancy Street, at Padstow Heights.
The driver of the Honda, a 22-year-old man, was arrested at the scene and taken to Sutherland Police Station.
His passenger, a man believed to be aged in his 20s, suffered minor injuries and was taken to Bankstown Hospital.
The driver of the Volkswagen, a man believed to be aged in his 30s, was taken to Liverpool Hospital with minor injuries.
The 22-year-old man from Sefton has been charged with Class A motor vehicle exceed speed more than 30 km/h – estimated, police pursuit – not stop – drive recklessly – 1st offence, learner not accompanied by driver/police officer/tester, learner driver not display “L” plates as prescribed, drive recklessly/furiously or speed/manner dangerous-1st offence, use light vehicle not comply with tyres standard, and negligent driving (no death or grievous bodily harm). The man’s learner licence has been suspended.
Crash injured two
A MAN was injured when an allegedly speeding motorist who was being pursued by police crashed into his car in Padstow Heights on Monday afternoon.