COOBER PEDY — A man has been arrested after a high-speed police pursuit through the state’s Far North ended in scrubland north of Coober Pedy on Sunday morning.
At around 10:30am on Sunday, November 9, police detected a Jeep station wagon travelling at 173 km/h in a 110 km/h zone on the Stuart Highway near Ingomar. The vehicle had no registration plates.
When patrols attempted to stop the car, the driver failed to pull over and continued north. A short time later, just after 11am, the vehicle was again seen speeding towards Coober Pedy, where it once again ignored police directions to stop and continued towards Marla.
A search was later conducted in the bushland near Cadney Homestead Roadhouse, north of Coober Pedy. Officers discovered the Jeep hidden roughly 10 kilometres off a dirt track, concealed in scrubland. The occupants were located nearby.
Police arrested the 22-year-old driver from Para Hills, charging him with:
• Excessive speed
• Driving dangerously to escape police pursuit
• Driving without registration plates
The man’s licence was immediately suspended for six months, and the vehicle was impounded for 28 days.
He was refused police bail and is scheduled to appear before the Coober Pedy Magistrates Court on Monday.