Overview
- Two separate high-speed pursuits in regional New South Wales over the same weekend ended with arrests after police used road spikes to stop the fleeing cars.
- In Tamworth, officers say a sedan ignored a direction to stop on Bridge Street, reached about 170km/h through Taminda, and was halted after spikes on the Oxley Highway near Soldier Settlement Road at Bective.
- Police charged the 33-year-old Tamworth driver, who is banned from driving until 2027, with pursuit, speeding by more than 45km/h, driving during disqualification, and reckless driving, and refused bail for him and his 19-year-old passenger on a separate warrant.
- In Broken Hill, police conducting breath tests on Menindee Road say a 32-year-old fled onto the Barrier Highway, hit up to 180km/h across roughly 160km, and was arrested after Wilcannia officers deployed spikes; a woman, a 14-year-old girl, and a seven-month-old baby in the car were unhurt.
- Broken Hill police charged the driver with driving while disqualified, failing to stop, dangerous driving, and breaching an apprehended violence order, with both cases now moving quickly through charging and court processes.