A 21-year-old Cranbourne man was among three others who police have charged following a pursuit in an allegedly stolen vehicle in Melbourne’s southeast overnight.
Officers caught sight of an allegedly stolen black Volkswagen Golf driving at high speeds on the Monash Freeway in Mount Waverly around 11pm on Thursday, 27 February.
The Air Wing tracked the vehicle, allegedly crashing red lights and travelling at excessive speed through Narre Warren, Fountain Gate and Lynbrook.
Police successfully deployed stop sticks on the entry ramp from Belgrave Hallam Road – Monash Freeway in Hallam.
This resulted in the Golf losing two tyres and coming to a stop at the intersection of Dandenong-Hastings Road and Bayliss Road in Lynbrook.
Operation Trinity arrested the three occupants at the scene.
Alongside the Cranbourne suspect, an 18-year-old Officer man was also charged with the theft of a motor vehicle.
Both men were bailed to appear at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on 29 May.
A 21-year-old Reservoir man was taken to the hospital under police guard.
Later, he was interviewed by police and has been charged with reckless conduct endangering life, reckless conduct causing serious injury, dangerous driving while being pursued by police, the theft of a motor vehicle, unlicensed driving and other driving offences.
He was remanded to appear at Dandenong Magistrates’ Court later today, on Friday, 28 February.
The vehicle was allegedly stolen from outside a residential address in Box Hill on 24 February.
