Wild police chase: four arrested, one still on the run
The driver narrowly misses an unsuspecting but lucky pedestrian. Photo: Channel Seven
Four teenagers have been arrested following a high-speed car chase in country Victoria but police say they’re still looking for another.
Officers terminated the pursuit for safety reasons after using unmarked cars to follow the dark-coloured BMW sedan from Thomastown to Heathcote on Friday afternoon.
In video shot from a helicopter and live streamed online by news agencies, the sedan could be seen speeding through Kyneton and narrowly missing a pedestrian in Lancefield as it continued, apparently in the direction of Bendigo.
The dark-coloured BMW sedan was found dumped in Thomastown just before 5pm on Saturday and a 17-year-old girl and 15-year-old boy were arrested nearby.
A 14-year-old Thomastown girl has been charged with two counts of theft of a vehicle and remanded in custody, while a Thomastown girl, 17, has been charged with one count of theft of a vehicle and granted bail.
Both girls will appear in a children’s court at a later date.
Police say they are still searching for one of the male occupant involved in Friday’s afternoon chase.
Driver evading police north of Melbourne. Reportedly reaching speeds of 150km/h. Including stops for petrol. #7News pic.twitter.com/pb7QTmsa9i
— 7NEWS Sydney (@7NewsSydney) November 25, 2016
A Channel Seven helicopter filmed the driver’s progress, showing the car stopping for at least three refuelling stops at petrol stations within an hour.
At the third petrol stop, two female passengers fled the vehicle.
Police spokeswoman Belinda Batty said on Friday: “Police continued to monitor the grey BMW sedan which stopped at a supermarket in Kilmore where two female occupants of the car walked into the supermarket and were arrested.
**BREAKING** Driver trying to evade police outside Melbourne. Fuel stop included. https://t.co/6rm43QGScT #7News pic.twitter.com/3HdD8FPkH6
— 7NEWS Sydney (@7NewsSydney) November 25, 2016
The aerial footage also showed the car narrowly missing an unsuspecting pedestrian while driving through Lancefield.