Two teens will face court after a police chase from Wollongong to the Royal National Park. Photo: Michelle Kroll.
Two teenagers have been charged after an hour-long police pursuit across the Illawarra.
A NSW Police spokesperson said that at about 1:25 am on Tuesday (22 April) officers attached to Wollongong Police District responded to reports of a vehicle allegedly being stolen from outside a unit complex on View Street, Wollongong.
Police saw the vehicle and attempted to stop it on Greenacre Road, Wollongong.
“When it failed to stop, a pursuit was initiated,” the NSW Police spokesperson said.
“Police will allege [in court] that during the pursuit, the vehicle reached speeds of up to 140 km/h in an 80 km/h signposted zone before officers lost sight of the vehicle in Woonona.
“About 2:50 am, officers located the vehicle travelling on Lawrence Hargrave Drive, Austinmer, where spikes were deployed, deflating a tyre.
“The vehicle continued north into the Royal National Park, where it crashed into a parked car on Sir Bertram Drive, near the weir crossing.
“No one was injured.”
The alleged driver, a 15-year-old boy, and his passenger, a 14-year-old boy, were arrested by police and taken to Sutherland Police Station.
The older boy was charged with taking and driving a vehicle without the consent of its owner, not stopping for a police pursuit and driving without ever holding a licence.
The younger boy was charged with being carried in a stolen vehicle.
Both boys appeared in a children’s court on Tuesday (22 April) where the driver was formally refused bail and the passenger was granted conditional bail.
They will both next appear in a children’s court on Tuesday (29 April).
