Driver allegedly drove his luxury sports car into a creek in a desperate effort to evade police
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The driver allegedly drove his luxury sports car directly into a creek in a desperate effort to evade police.
- The 33-year-old man allegedly left a gas station in Gulgong without paying
- Cops started a chase when they saw the suspect’s silver Mercedes.
- The spikes in the road caused the Mercedes to plunge eight meters into the ravine below.
A man deliberately drove his car into a ravine in an attempt to evade police after he was chased for allegedly failing to pay for petrol in west central New South Wales.
The 33-year-old man allegedly left a petrol station on Medley St in Gulgong without paying on Thursday morning.
Police officers launched a chase when they saw his silver Mercedes on the Castlereagh Highway heading towards Mudgee.
A NSW police spokesman said the pursuit was dropped due to safety concerns, but officers placed spikes on the Great Western Highway that deflated the Mercedes’ tyres.
A man made the desperate decision to drive his Mercedes Benz into a creek while being chased by police for allegedly not paying for fuel.
A man made the desperate decision to drive his Mercedes Benz into a creek while being chased by police for allegedly not paying for fuel.
Dramatic footage obtained by 9 News shows the driver pulling off the road just after 1 p.m. in an attempt to avoid police.
Instead of stopping, the driver can be seen driving slowly down the edge of a steep incline towards a creek bed.
The Mercedes reportedly plunged eight meters into the ravine below.
NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the man at the scene before he was taken to Lithgow Hospital in stable condition. He remains there in police custody.
Police are continuing to investigate the incident, a NSW Police spokesman said on Saturday.